Cocoon II - The return
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| German title | Cocoon II - The return |
| Original title | Cocoon: The Return |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1988 |
| length | 111 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | Daniel Petrie |
| script | Stephen McPherson , Elizabeth Bradley , David Saperstein |
| production | David Brown , Lili Fini Zanuck , Richard D. Zanuck |
| music | James Horner |
| camera | Tak Fujimoto |
| cut | Mark Warner |
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Cocoon - The Return is a sci-fi drama by Daniel Petrie from the year 1988 . This film is the sequel to Cocoon . The film opened in German cinemas on August 3, 1989.
action
The aliens return to earth with the three senior couples (see Cocoon ) for a short time. The reason is impending seaquakes, which could endanger the lives of their fellow species in the cocoons off the coast. While the fun-loving old people frolic in their old surroundings with vigor, one of the cocoons is discovered by researchers and brought to the Oceanic Institute. The seniors actively help with the liberation campaign, but when it comes to the return to the home planet, only two seniors come with us. Others prefer a finite life with their families and friends.
Awards
Hume Cronyn, Jack Gilford, Jessica Tandy and the film for Best Science Fiction Film were nominated for the Saturn Award in 1990.
Reviews
“Tragic comedy interwoven with an exciting science fiction story, which makes the joys of the evening tangible without any sentimentality. The playfulness of the actors far exceeds the ingenuity of conventional directing. "
Web links
- Cocoon II in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cocoon II - The Return. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 7, 2017 .