Cocoon: The Return (1988)

Cocoon: The Return (1988)
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Cocoon 2: The Return, like most sequels, relies a bit too heavily on one's familiarity with the first film. Without dwelling too long on Cocoon #1, we can observe that it ended with a group of senior citizens heading for the distant planet of Antarea, hoping to find a new, rewarding and elongated life. Cocoon 2 picks up the action five years later: The Antareans return to earth to check on the damage caused to their life-regenerating cocoons by earthquakes. Coming along for the ride are the elderly couples whom we met in the first film. Also carried over from the first Cocoon are young ferryboat captain Steve Guttenberg and gorgeous Antarean Tahnee Welch, who resume their interplanetary romance. Oldster Jack Gilford, whose beloved wife died in Cocoon, likewise finds romance in the form of Elaine Stritch. A secondary plot involves an insidious secret government plan to exploit the Antareans, which is foiled by sympathetic researcher Courteney Cox. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Don AmecheWilford Brimley, (more)
Director(s):
Daniel Petrie
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon 2: The Return, like most sequels, relies a bit too heavily on one's familiarity with the first film. Without dwelling too long on Cocoon #1, we can observe that it ended with a group of senior citizens heading for the distant planet of Antarea, hoping to find a new, rewarding and elongated life. Cocoon 2 picks up the action five years later: The Antareans return to earth to check on the damage caused to their life-regenerating cocoons by earthquakes. Coming along for the ride are the elderly couples whom we met in the first film. Also carried over from the first Cocoon are young ferryboat captain Steve Guttenberg and gorgeous Antarean Tahnee Welch, who resume their interplanetary romance. Oldster Jack Gilford, whose beloved wife died in Cocoon, likewise finds romance in the form of Elaine Stritch. A secondary plot involves an insidious secret government plan to exploit the Antareans, which is foiled by sympathetic researcher Courteney Cox. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
116 mins

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Director(s):
Daniel Petrie
Writer(s):
Stephen McPhersonElizabeth BradleyDaniel Petrie
Producer(s):
Lili Fini ZanuckRichard D. ZanuckDavid Brown
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Adult Language)
Categories:
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    William V.

    This movie did not have the charm or wit of the first movie. It was dull, the story line flat and predictable. I would recommend that you skip this and leave the memory of the first movie intact, without the sound of "thud" this movie makes.

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    Linda H.

    I liked this movie. Very entertaining. I actually liked it better than the original Cocoon, which is unusual for sequels, generally!

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    Edward M.

    It's always nice to see characters you loved in the original return. I enjoyed "The Return" and did not find it boring at all.

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