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Cocoon: The Return (1988)

Cocoon: The Return poster
Directed by
Daniel Petrie
Genre
drama film, comedy film, science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 1,024 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The elderly characters from the first film return to Earth after living on an alien planet. They reunite with their families and face choices about where they belong.

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What happens

Cocoon: The Return is a 1988 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and written by Stephen McPherson. The film serves as the sequel to the 1985 film Cocoon. All of the starring actors from the first film reprised their roles in this film, although Brian Dennehy only appears in one scene at the end of the film. Unlike its predecessor, the film was neither a commercial nor a critical success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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