Cocoon is a 1985 American
science fiction fantasy comedy-drama film directed by
Ron Howard about a group of elderly people rejuvenated by aliens. The movie stars
Don Ameche,
Wilford Brimley,
Hume Cronyn,
Brian Dennehy,
Jack Gilford,
Steve Guttenberg,
Maureen Stapleton,
Jessica Tandy,
Gwen Verdon,
Herta Ware,
Tahnee Welch, and
Linda Harrison. The film is loosely based on the novel of the same name by David Saperstein.