1988
PG
Twentieth Century Fox
1 h 56 m

1988
PG
Twentieth Century Fox
1 h 56 m

Summary The senior retirees that left at the end of the first film come back to Earth 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?

Directed By: Daniel Petrie

Written By: David Saperstein, Stephen McPherson, Elizabeth Bradley

1988
PG
Twentieth Century Fox
1 h 56 m

1988
PG
Twentieth Century Fox
1 h 56 m

Cocoon: The Return

Name: Cocoon: The Return
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Released: 1988-11-23
Duration: 1 min 56 s
Rating: 45
Cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Hume Cronyn, Jack Gilford

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

4.7

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Directed By: Daniel Petrie

Written By: David Saperstein, Stephen McPherson, Elizabeth Bradley

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Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews

15% Positive
2 Reviews

62% Mixed
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23% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews

15% Positive
2 Reviews

62% Mixed
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23% Negative
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Los Angeles Times

Cocoon: The Return is the best kind of sequel: It doesn't merely cash in on the success of the original but actually continues its story in new directions, eliciting fresh meaning and emotion. [23 Nov 1988, p.C1]

By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

The Return is a pleasant if superfluous invasion of your local theaters. Everyone in front of the Cocoon Uno camera is back, including Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Brian Dennehy, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Steve Guttenberg and nine others. It's nice to see the old codgers still alive, kicking and making whoopee. But don't look for more than extra-terrestrial homecoming.

By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW

Tampa Bay Times

As if these weren't enough subplots to juggle, screenwriter McPherson revives the romance between boat captain Steve Guttenberg and Antarean Tawnee Welch. This sort of interspecies romance presumably violates Florida law and certainly counters any attempts at efficient storytelling. [23 Nov 1988, p.1D]

By Hal Lipper FULL REVIEW

Variety

Not altogether charmless, Cocoon: The Return still is far less enjoyable a senior folks' fantasy than Cocoon. An overdose of bathos weighs down the sprightliness of the characters, resulting in a more maudlin than magic effort.

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TV Guide Magazine

Each character weighs the dilemma, and each has at least one breast-beating soliloquy on the subject, as COCOON II goes for poignancy in attempting to deal with the weighty issues raised in its funnier, more-upbeat predecessor. It's a commendable effort, but the result is a pretty dreary movie.

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Washington Post

Depressing as it is dull as it is dumb.

By Rita Kempley FULL REVIEW

Empire

The first film had its moment of charm, and the cast were good enough to overcome the downright stupidity of the storyline, but this is simply a dreary bore that takes advantage of a terrific cast by moving them about on the screen without giving them anything to do. One long yawn.

By Kim Newman FULL REVIEW

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4.7

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50% Mixed
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33% Negative
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Production Company Zanuck/Brown Productions, Twentieth Century Fox

Release Date Nov 23, 1988

Duration 1 h 56 m

Rating PG

Genres

Tagline This holiday season, journey to the most wonderful place in the universe... home.

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Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

• 4 Nominations

Cocoon: The Return

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Top Cast

Don Ameche

Art Selwyn

Wilford Brimley

Ben Luckett

Courteney Cox

Sara

Hume Cronyn

Joe Finley

Jack Gilford

Bernie Lefkowitz

Steve Guttenberg

Jack Bonner

Barret Oliver

David

Maureen Stapleton

Mary Luckett

Elaine Stritch

Ruby

Jessica Tandy

Alma Finley

Gwen Verdon

Bess McCarthy

Tahnee Welch

Kitty

Linda Harrison

Susan

Tyrone Power Jr.

Pillsbury

Mike Nomad

Doc

Wendy J. Cooke

Phil, Antarean

Herta Ware

Rose

Brian C. Smith

Dr. Baron

Fred Buch

Alma's Doctor

Harold Bergman

Dr. Erwin

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