| Edition |
Widescreen and full screen versions on same disc. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 233 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround Dolby rda |
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video file DVD region 1 rda |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Double feature |
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Double feature.
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| Note |
"Double feature 2-DVD set"--Container. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Cocoon (1985, 117 min.). Side A. Widescreen presentation -- Side B. Full screen presentation ; Disc 2: Cocoon : the return (1988, 116 min.). Side A. Widescreen presentation -- Side B. Full screen presentation. |
| System Details |
DVD ; Dolby digital surround stereo ; full screen and widescreen, dual layer ; Region 1, NTSC. |
| Language |
English, Spanish and French language tracks; optional English, Spanish subtitles; closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Cast |
Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Jack Gilford, Steve Gutenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Tahnee Welch, Courteney Cox. |
| Credits |
Cocoon: Director, Ron Howard ; screenplay, Tom Benedek ; story, David Saperstein ; music, James Horner. |
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Cocoon : the return: director, Daniel Petrie ; screenplay, Stephen McPherson ; story, Stephen McPherson and Elizabeth Bradley. |
| Note |
Originally released as motion pictures in 1985 and 1988. |
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Based on characters created by David Saperstein. |
| Summary |
Cocoon: When the Antareans, advanced beings from another planet, arrive at an old age home in Florida, the senior citizens there get a second chance at being young in this story of youth, old age, and how people choose to live their lives. |
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Cocoon : the return: In this sequel to Cocoon, the senior citizens who left for Antarea return to Earth. After their experiences on Antarea, where life is free of sickness and pain, they find it hard to face such human realities as age, illness and personal loss, but come to realize that, even with its frailties, life on Earth may not be so bad after all. |
| Audience |
Cocoon: MPAA rating: PG-13. |
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Cocoon : the return: MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| Subject |
Older people -- Drama.
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Human-alien encounters -- Drama.
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Human-alien encounters. (OCoLC)fst00963475
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Older people. (OCoLC)fst01199093
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| Genre/Form |
Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Science fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710407
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Science fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Science fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Howard, Ron, 1954- director.
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Petrie, Daniel, director.
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Benedek, Tom, screenwriter.
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McPherson, Stephen.
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Bradley, Elizabeth.
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Horner, James, composer.
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Zanuck, Richard D., producer.
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Brown, David, 1916-2010, producer.
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Zanuck, Lili Fini, producer.
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Ameche, Don, actor.
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Brimley, Wilford, 1934-2020 actor.
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Cronyn, Hume, actor.
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Gilford, Jack, actor.
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Guttenberg, Steve, 1958- actor.
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Stapleton, Maureen, actor.
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Tandy, Jessica, actor.
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Verdon, Gwen, actor.
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Welch, Tahnee, actor.
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Cox, Courteney, 1964- actor.
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Saperstein, David, 1937-
Cocoon.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Cocoon (Motion picture : 1985)
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Cocoon: the return (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
024543410645 |
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