Cocoon is a 1985 American science fiction comedy drama film directed by Ron Howard and written by Tom Benedek from a story by David Saperstein. The film stars Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Denn… See more

• Don Ameche as Art Selwyn
• Wilford Brimley as Ben Luckett
• Hume Cronyn as Joe Finley
• Brian Dennehy as Walter… See more

Robert Zemeckis was originally hired as director, and spent a year working on it in development. He was at the time directing Romancing the Stone, another film for the same studio, 20th Century Fox. Fox executives … See more

Cocoon received mostly positive critical reception. Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that "Mr. Howard brings a real sweetness to his subject, as does the film's fine cast of veteran stars; he has also given Cocoon th… See more

Wilford Brimley's age during the production and release of the film has been the subject of a popular Internet meme concerning aging. Brimley, who was only 50 years old when the film was released, was relatively young to pl… See more