Cocoon (film)
Cocoon is a 1985 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard and written by Tom Benedek from a story by David Saperstein. The film 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, and follows a group of elderly people rejuvenated by aliens.
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Theatrical release poster by John Alvin | |
| Directed by | Ron Howard |
| Screenplay by | Tom Benedek |
| Story by | David Saperstein |
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| Cinematography | Donald Peterman |
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| Music by | James Horner |
Production company | Zanuck/Brown Company |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17.5 million |
| Box office | $85.3 million |
The film was shot in and around St. Petersburg, Florida, with locations including the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club, Suncoast Manor Retirement Community, the Coliseum, and Snell Arcade buildings. The film earned Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor (Don Ameche) and Best Visual Effects, and was followed by the sequel Cocoon: The Return in 1988, in which almost all of the original cast returned.