Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Barret Oliver

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PG, 116 min.

Directed by: Daniel Petrie

Release Date: November 23, 1988

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DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004

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  • August 4, 2007
    A load of fun, as the senior citizens from the original film come back to Earth to help their alien friends. The seniors have another chance to strut their youthfulness and visit their families - and some ponder their future. The cocoon-retrieval is a bit like Star Trek IV. It is...( read more) a touching film for grandchildren too!
  • May 28, 2007
    The old coots return to earth and boast about their hard-ons/breakdance/beat the kids at basketball blah blah blah. We saw all this in the first one, thanks.
  • January 14, 2007
    It's good to see Barret Oliver grown up --
  • September 6, 2009
    i liked the first, which is odd, because it fits the bill of a terrible film, this however i think inherits that title.
  • December 25, 2007
    Great!
  • September 26, 2009
    Shockingly not too bad a Sequel, "Daniel Petrie" mocked my thoughts, to a lesser thought of believing a second would ruin the first one entirely, yet it still left an impression and mark on me. I enjoyed the idea and plot of the second Cocoon, However it was not the original "Co...( read more)coon".
  • September 22, 2009
    es bueno ver como sigue la historia si vieron la primera esta tambien la deben d ever
  • September 2, 2009
    maybe after the first one
  • August 15, 2009
    It's hard to believe that "Cocoon 2 - The Return" isn't more popular. The main cast from the original "Cocoon" return to earth and plan to visit for a few days. While the main cast is visiting with their family and friends, some oceanographers find a cocoon in an ocean and take i...( read more)t back to research it in the labs. Once the others that are here visiting find out, they pledge to save it before they leave.
    While they're here on earth, they try to set Bernie up with a new woman, even though his dead wife, Rose, is still on his mind all the time. More than half of the ones that came back to earth decide to stay at the end of the movie. Alma Finley finds out she has a liking for taking care of kids while her husband, Joe, is out enjoying himself with the other guys. She gets hit by a car trying to save one of the kids from being hit, and ends up in the hospital on the verge of death. The doctor tells Mr. Finley that she probably won't make it through the night. That's when the most memorable scene from the movie takes place. Mr. Finley goes in there and with the help of some good special effects, sacrifices his life for his wife to live and take the job with the kids like she wanted to.

    Ben Luckett gets closer to his grandson by teaching him how to hit a baseball and to not listen to the other people telling him he can't do it, but to tell himself that he can. Ben's wife, Mary also doesn't want to go away from earth again.

    While "Cocoon 2 - The Return" might not be as funny or original as the first "Cocoon," it does have a few funny parts and succeeds in other ways. It's a lot more of a heartwarming movie than it is a comedy and it's pretty much a laidback version of the original "Cocoon." If you liked the original, I would definitely recommend getting "Cocoon 2 - The Return." Even if you didn't like the original, give this one a chance because it is a good movie. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000. I have to say I don't remember much from this sequel, other than being amazed at the special f/x for the time, but I do remember feeling strongly about it for awhile after I saw it. I need and want to see it again.
  • April 19, 2009
    well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is an ok movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie ..i think that barret oliver, wilford brimley, courtney cox play good roles/parts throughout this movie..i think that the special...( read more) effects throguhout this movie were pretty kewl...i think that the director of this Science Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie..its a good movie 2 watch

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