Cocoon: The Return

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Cocoon: The Return

PG,

1988,

1h 56m,

Fantasy

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Five years after the first Cocoon, the friendly aliens from the planet Anterea return to Earth to rescue some incubation pods, which have been found by a team of scientists. The elderly people who left Earth with them come along to visit with friends and family in Florida. Resuming their old lives proves alluring against the prospect of eternal life on Anterea. Meanwhile, the aliens try to rescue their children, with the help of scientist Sara.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2.5/4

The central weakness of Cocoon: the Return is that the film lacks any compelling reason to exist. Yes, it is a heartwarming film. Yes, the performances are wonderful, and, yes, it's great to see these characters back again. But that's about it.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Jun 16, 2022

Insinuates that the seniors are bored of their paradise… its perversely pleased in taking away everything they have gained. [Full review in Spanish]

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Polly M. Robertus

Common Sense Media

Jan 2, 2011

3/5

A muddled morality tale.

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Jeremy C. Fox

Pajiba

Sep 16, 2005

Mostly we get reheated leftovers and with even more mawkishness from the older actors and unfunny schtick from Steve Guttenberg.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 2, 2005

2/5

Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

Mar 4, 2004

3/5

Near on par with the original...Sweet, Funny, Memorable

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Kylo L

Mar 4, 2019

Not as good as the first one.

Luke G

Dec 25, 2018

This is an unfairly hated sequel. It wasn't really needed but it closes up the loose ends mostly solid. Needed a better director but as a whole it's a fun ride. Guttenburg has more of the load from Dennihey this time but he does well and Tandy and her hubby are both fantastic. Ameche and Brimley are more in the background this time.

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Abraham P

Aug 21, 2017

Reviews are wrong - it's fantastic just like the first one.

Theodore W

Jan 6, 2017

The elderly who left with the aliens return to Earth as their companions work to retrieve additional pods left in the ocean and one that was recovered by the government. All cast members return in some form. Still decent but wisely left at just one sequel.

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Finn S

Feb 3, 2012

This movie is nowhere near as good as the first one. It is downright awful at times. While it is nice to see most of the cast reunited again, the story being told is very dull. Sure, you can watch it once just to say you've seen it, but you'll most likely forget about it soon after.

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Daniel Petrie

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Don Ameche

Arthur "Art" Selwyn

Wilford Brimley

Benjamin "Ben" Luckett

Hume Cronyn

Joseph "Joe" Finley

Jack Gilford

Bernard "Bernie" Lefkowitz

Steve Guttenberg

Jack Bonner

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Synopsis

Five years after the first Cocoon, the friendly aliens from the planet Anterea return to Earth to rescue some incubation pods, which have been found by a team of scientists. The elderly people who left Earth with them come along to visit with friends and family in Florida. Resuming their old lives proves alluring against the prospect of eternal life on Anterea. Meanwhile, the aliens try to rescue their children, with the help of scientist Sara.

Director: Daniel Petrie
Producer: Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown, Lili Fini Zanuck
Screenwriter: Stephen McPherson
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, Zanuck/Brown Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 23, 1988, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.5M
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Surround

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