Cocoon: The Return

"Journey to the most wonderful place in the universe... home."

Nov 23 1988 PG 1h 56m
Adventure, Comedy, Mystery

The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?

Plot

Art, Ben and Joe are back! So are their wives and good friend Bernie in their first adventure since their last! Five years since the senior citizens blasted off into space with the Antareans return to earth because their alien friends have to collect the rest of the cocoons in the ocean, believed to be in danger from an earthquake. Ben and Mary visit their family, while Art and Joe visit Bernie, who's still hangin' on. Art, Ben and Joe had forgotten what it was like on earth and immediately begin to feel their weaknesses, except for Art's wife who's pregnant! Meanwhile in the ocean, a biologist company snatched a cocoon out of the ocean and are doing research on it...

Written by

David Saperstein, Stephen McPherson, Elizabeth Bradley

Directed by

Daniel Petrie

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox, Zanuck/Brown Productions

Languages

English

Awards

4 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
17,713
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
45
Popularity
NA