Cocoon: The Return (1988)

Release date: 1988-11-23
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Daniel Petrie
Production Co: Zanuck/Brown Productions, Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction
Rating: 5.4/10
Length: 1h 56min

Storyline

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...

Plot Keywords

spaceship, sequel, elderly protagonist, old age, alien, senior citizen, male female relationship, wife and husband lead actors, outer space, husband wife relationship, pregnant wife, pregnancy, expectant father, shapeshifting alien, expectant mother, cocoon, humanoid alien, playground, 1980s, symphonic music score

Short Review

The central weakness of Cocoon: the Return is that the film lacks any compelling reason to exist. Yes, it is a heartwarming film. Yes, the performances are wonderful, and, yes, it's great to see these characters back again. But that's about it.