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When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
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  • Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 11 nominations.
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Art Selwyn
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Ben Luckett
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Joe Finley
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Walter
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Bernie Lefkowitz
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Jack Bonner
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Mary Luckett
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Alma Finley
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Bess McCarthy
Herta Ware ...
Rose 'Rosie' Lefkowitz
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Kitty
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David
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Susan
Tyrone Power Jr. ...
Pillsbury
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John Dexter
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Pops
Mike Nomad ...
Doc
Jorge Gil ...
Lou Pine
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DMV Clerk
Charles Rainsbury ...
Smiley
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Alien (as Wendy Cooke)
Pamela Prescott ...
Alien
Dinah Sue Rowley ...
Alien
Gabriella Sinclair ...
Alien
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Bank Teller
Russ Wheeler ...
Doctor
Harold Bergman ...
Reverend
Ivy Thayer ...
Waitress
Fred Broderson ...
Kirk
Mark Cheresnick ...
Salvatore
Bette Shoor ...
Realtor
Mark Simpson ...
Coast Guard First Class BM
Robert Slacum Jr. ...
Coast Guard Second Class BM
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St. Petersburg Detective
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Woman (as Jean Speegle)
Charles Voelker ...
Leader, New Yorkers Dance Band
Irving Krone ...
Jasper
Clarence Thomas ...
Policeman
Ted Science ...
Policeman
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Kirk Alderman ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Dock Worker (uncredited)
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Tracy Roberts ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Character in film clip from 'The Gay Divorcee' (uncredited) (archiveFootage)

Directed by

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Ron Howard

Written by

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Tom Benedek ... (screenplay)
 
David Saperstein ... (story)

Produced by

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David Brown ... producer
Robert Doudell ... associate producer
Lili Fini Zanuck ... producer
Richard D. Zanuck ... producer

Music by

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James Horner

Cinematography by

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Donald Peterman ... director of photography (as Don Peterman)

Editing by

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Daniel P. Hanley ... (as Daniel Hanley)
Mike Hill ... (as Michael Hill)

Editorial Department

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Pamela Ghaleb ... apprentice editor
Carol Ann Jackson ... assistant editor
Mary McGlone ... assistant editor
Lydia Telo ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Penny Perry

Production Design by

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Jack T. Collis

Set Decoration by

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Jim Duffy

Costume Design by

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Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Makeup Department

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Greg Cannom ... special makeup effects
Janis Clark ... hair stylist
Kevin Haney ... makeup artist
Robert Norin ... makeup artist
Brian Penikas ... special makeup effects artist
Rick Stratton ... makeup artist
Michael Burnett ... creature effects crew (uncredited)
David B. Miller ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Robert Doudell ... unit production manager
Mitch Suskin ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Hans Beimler ... second assistant director
Jan R. Lloyd ... first assistant director
John N. Whittle ... additional second assistant director (as John Whittle)

Art Department

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Eric A. Hulett ... lead man
Steven M. Levine ... property master
Ralph McQuarrie ... conceptual artist
Mickey Woods ... construction coordinator
John Alvin ... poster artist (uncredited)
Jerry Palermo ... painter (uncredited)
Jack Reeves ... painter (uncredited)
Harley Whitehurst ... painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Clint Althouse ... boom operator
Richard S. Church ... sound mixer
William Hartman ... sound editor
Laurel Ladevich ... Special Sound Design by: Skywalker Sound
Godfrey Marks ... dialogue editor
Dennie C. Modes ... cable person
Michael O'Corrigan ... sound editor (as Michael Corrigan)
Richard Overton ... re-recording mixer
Gary Rydstrom ... special sound effects: Sprocket Systems
Theodore Soderberg ... re-recording mixer
Gary Summers ... Special Sound Design by: Skywalker Sound
Paul Wells ... re-recording mixer
Marty Church ... foley mixer (uncredited)
Kathleen Korth ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Gary Rydstrom ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Greg Smith ... machine room operator (uncredited) / recordist (uncredited)
Lionel Strutt ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Stuart Artingstall ... creature effects crew: Cannom
Rick Baker ... special creature consultant
Greg Cannom ... special alien creatures and effects
Craig Caton ... creature crew
Robert Clark ... creature effects crew: Cannom
Tony Gardner ... creature effects crew: Cannom
Alec Gillis ... creature effects crew: Cannom
Camilla Henneman ... creature effects crew: Cannom
Tom Hester ... creature effects crew: Cannom
Shawn McEnroe ... creature effects crew: Cannom
Joseph A. Unsinn ... special effects coordinator (as Joseph Unsinn)
Kevin Yagher ... creature effects crew: Cannom
Emery Brown ... special effects crew (uncredited)
James Cummins ... story board (uncredited)
Adam Hill ... creature effects crew (uncredited)
Donald Pennington ... special effects (uncredited)
Bill Sturgeon ... creature effects crew (uncredited)
Tim Turner ... creature effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Peter Anderson ... creature development / visual effects
Craig Barron ... matte photography supervisor
William Beck ... model maker
David Berry ... visual effects optical supervisor
Barbara Brennan ... rotoscope artist
Marty Brenneis ... model maker
Sean M. Casey ... stop-motion technician
Donald Clark ... optical camera operator
Christopher Evans ... matte painting supervisor
Scott Farrar ... visual effects cameraman: ILM
Robert Finley Jr. ... cloud tank technician
Pat Fitzsimmons ... visual effects supervising stage technician
Warren Franklin ... general manager: ILM
Michael Fulmer ... model maker
Steve Gawley ... visual effects supervising model maker
Ray Gilberti ... visual effects assistant cameraman
Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild ... rotoscope artist (as Ellen E. Lichtwardt)
Ralph Gordon ... optical line-up
Caroleen Green ... matte artist
Robert Hill ... visual effects assistant cameraman
Edward Hirsh ... visual effects stage manager
Sandy Houston ... rotoscoper
Peg Hunter ... optical line-up
Paul Huston ... matte photography
Ed Jones ... optical line-up
Randy Jonsson ... visual effects assistant cameraman (as Randy Johnson)
Ira Keeler ... model maker
Bill Kimberlin ... visual effects editor
Tony Laudati ... stop-motion technician
James Lim ... optical camera operator
Mike MacKenzie ... visual effects equipment engineering supervisor
Pamela Marcotte ... visual effects
Jack Mongovan ... rotoscope artist
Charlie Mullen ... visual effects animation supervisor
Kerry Nordquist ... visual effects still photography
Phillip Norwood ... visual effects art director
Terrence Peck ... visual effects assistant effects editor
Donald Pennington ... visual effects construction coordinator
Margot Phillips ... stop-motion technician
Ken Ralston ... production visual effects supervisor
Kenneth Smith ... optical camera operator
David Sosalla ... stop motion supervisor
Tom St. Amand ... stop-motion technician
Mitch Suskin ... visual effects production supervisor
Laurie Vermont ... visual effects production coordinator
Robert Cooper ... stop-motion technician/sculptor (uncredited)
Catherine Craig ... effects camera operator (uncredited)
Ned Gorman ... effects production assistant (uncredited)
Crit Killen ... props design (uncredited)
Jay Riddle ... animation camera: ILM (uncredited)
Thomas Rosseter ... optical lineup (uncredited)

Stunts

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Jerry Brutsche ... stunts
Denise Cheshire ... stunts
Ted Grossman ... stunt coordinator
Candice Orsini ... stunts
Jim O'Rear ... stunts (uncredited)
Victor Paul ... stunts (uncredited)
Donald Pennington ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Richard Dow ... grip
Jordan 'Jordy' Klein Jr. ... underwater assistant camera: Nassau (as Jordan Klein Jr.)
Jordan Klein Sr. ... underwater camera operator: Nassau (as Jordan Klein)
John LeBlanc ... camera operator: Chicago
Keith Peterman ... camera operator
Zade Rosenthal ... still photographer
Sharon Smith Holley ... camera intern
Waverly Smothers ... grip
Calvin Sterry ... key grip
Ken M. Suzuki ... gaffer
Frank Tobin ... best boy electric (as Frank D. Tobin)
Clay H. Wilson ... grip
John Earl Burnett ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Greg Patterson ... set lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Barbara Harris ... voice casting
Beverly McDermott ... casting: Florida

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Linda Henrikson ... costumer
Eddie Marks ... costume supervisor
Mort Schwartz ... costumer
Kristy Aitken Hernandez ... set costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Robert Maharis ... location manager

Music Department

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Billy May ... orchestrator
Herbert W. Spencer ... orchestrator
Armin Steiner ... score mixer
Gwen Verdon ... special music coordinator
Robert Adcock ... musician: cello (uncredited)
James Atkinson ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Israel Baker ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Mark Baranov ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Timothy Barr ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Harry Bluestone ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Bill Booth ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Terry Brown ... scoring crew (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Ken Burwood-Hoy ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Stuart Canin ... concertmaster (uncredited)
Gary Chang ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Gene Cipriano ... musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Herman Clebanoff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Orion Crawford ... song transcriber (uncredited)
Isabelle Daskoff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Douglas Davis ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Drew Dembowski ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Bob DiVall ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Brian Drake ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Assa Drori ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Bruce Dukov ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Arni Egilsson ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Steve Erdody ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Dominic Fidelibus ... music copyist (uncredited)
Elizabeth Finch ... music copyist (uncredited)
Clare Fischer ... musician: organ (uncredited)
Michael Fisher ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Gary Foster ... musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Chuck Garsha ... scoring crew (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Endre Granat ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Gary Gray ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Mario Guarneri ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Alan Harshman ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Gwenn Heller ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Gary Herbig ... musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Paula Hochhalter ... musician: cello (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony ... music performed by (uncredited)
James Horner ... conductor (uncredited)
Barbara Hunter ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Karen Jones ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jo Ann Kane ... music copyist (uncredited)
Alan Kaplan ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Roland Kato ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Peter Kent ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Randy Kerber ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Myra Kestenbaum ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Patricia Kindel-Heimerl ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Janet Lakatos ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Michael Lang ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Ronny Lang ... musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Charlie Loper ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Rene Mandel ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited)
Greig McRitchie ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Todd Miller ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bruce Morgenthaler ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Diane Muller ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Andy Narell ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Buell Neidlinger ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Don Nemitz ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Irma Neumann ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Barbara Northcutt ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Mike Nowak ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Michael O'Donovan ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Claudia Parducci ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Robert Peterson ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tom Raney ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Sue Ranney ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Uan Rasey ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Bob Sanders ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Sid Sharp ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Harry Shirinian ... musician: viola (uncredited)
David Shostac ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul Shure ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Tina Soule ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Armin Steiner ... music recording engineer (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Linn Subotnick ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Chet Swiatkowsky ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Steve Tavaglione ... musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Kevan Torfeh ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Robert Tricarico ... musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ian Underwood ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Gerald Vinci ... musician: violin (uncredited)
James Walker ... musician: flute (uncredited)
John Walz ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Kenneth Wannberg ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Ken Watson ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Ernie Watts ... musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Roger Wilkie ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jerry Williams ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Albert Woodbury ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Graham Young ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Mark Zimoski ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Carline Davis-Dyer ... script supervision

Transportation Department

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Princess Clare ... transportation coordinator: Nassau
Michael Connolly ... transportation coordinator
Dean E. Mason ... transportation coordinator
Mike Robinson ... driver: insert car
Steve Bonner ... production driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Rick Baker ... special creature consultant
James Steven Claridge ... diving services: Nassau
Susan Cornell ... dance consultant
Thane Cornell ... dance consultant
Al Ebner ... unit publicist
Warren Franklin ... general manager: ILM
Kingsley Griffin ... dolphin trainer: Nassau
Kathy Krueger ... dolphin trainer: Nassau
Louisa Marie ... assistant: Mr. Howard
Gavin McKinney ... diving services: Nassau
Fred Newman ... dolphin voices
Mike Nomad ... underwater consultant: Nassau
Giedra Rackauskas ... auditor
Caprice Rothe ... alien movement choreographer
Robert Short ... cocoons created by
Teresa Stokovic ... production coordinator
Lydia Telo ... assistant auditor
Gwen Verdon ... special dance coordinator
Laurie Vermont ... production coordinator: ILM
Fred Zendar ... marine coordinator (as Manfred Zendar)
Jay Roberts ... assistant accountant (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A group of aliens return to earth to retrieve cocoons containing the people they'd left behind from an earlier trip. These cocoons had been resting at the bottom of the ocean. Once retrieved, they stored these recovered cocoons in the swimming pool of a house they'd rented in a small Florida town. Their mission is hampered by a number of elderly people from a nearby retirement community who had been secretly using the pool, and who discover unusual powers from within these cocoons. Written by Sami Al-Taher

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Taglines Beyond the innocence of youth, and the wisdom of age, lies the wonder of... Cocoon See more »
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Also Known As
  • Kokon (Poland)
  • Koza (Turkey, Turkish title)
  • Cocoon - A Aventura dos Corais Perdidos (Portugal)
  • Čahura (Croatia)
  • Kokonas (Lithuania)
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Runtime
  • 117 min
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Box Office

Budget $17,500,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $85,313,124

Did You Know?

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Trivia Hume Cronyn was a Golden Glove boxer and lost sight in one eye. In the scene where he hits the young orderly, without depth perception, he actually hit the young man and knocked him out. See more »
Goofs Kitty massages Jack's right leg just after he bangs it. However, when they are talking, the leg left is the injured one. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Secret Admirer/The Goonies/Prizzi's Honor/Movers and Shakers (1985). See more »
Soundtracks Gravity See more »
Quotes Joseph Finley: [to Alma] They say if we go with them, we'll live forever. And that's good. It's probably going to take you an eternity to forgive me... Alma, I'm sorry. I guess I was being ridiculous. I'm sorry. I love you. You're my whole life. I wanna go. But if it's a choice of only six more months here with you or living forever all by myself, well I'll take the six more months here with you. I don't want to live forever if you're not going to be with me.
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