Cocoon (movie)

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Cocoon is a 1985 American science-fiction comedy-drama movie directed by Ron Howard. It is about a group of elderly people being brought back to their youth by aliens.[5][6] The movie stars Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Tahnee Welch, and Linda Harrison.

Cocoon
Directed byRon Howard
Produced by
Screenplay byTom Benedek
Story byDavid Saperstein
Starring
Music byJames Horner
CinematographyDonald Peterman[1]
Edited by
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • June 21, 1985 (1985-06-21)
Running time
117 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$17.5 million[3]
Box office$85.3 million[4]

References

  1. "Perry Moore, 'Narnia' series executive producer, dies at 39; Don Peterman, Oscar-nominated cinematographer, dies at 79; Nancy Carr, network TV publicist, dies at 50". Los Angeles Times. 2011-02-22. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings-20110221,0,2646777.story. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
  2. "COCOON (PG) (!)". British Board of Film Classification. August 15, 1985. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. "Cocoon' Is 50th Film For Gentleman Star". The Morning Call. http://articles.mcall.com/1985-07-14/entertainment/2490237_1_ameche-cocoon-ron-howard. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
  4. "Cocoon (1985)". Box Office Mojo. 1985-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  5. "Hot Howard Actor-turned-director Makes Another Splash With 'Cocoon'". Sun Sentinel. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-07-09/features/8501270925_1_cocoon-ron-howard-movie. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
  6. Friendly, David T. (1985-06-12). "Back In Splash Of Things With Cocoon". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1985-06-12/entertainment/ca-6289_1_ron-howard. Retrieved 2010-11-07.