Cocoon

Water in the pool becomes instantly still after the old men get out of it the first time.

Rose visibly swallows after she dies.

When people are commenting on the old people's dancing.

As Ben starts his car it makes the distinct sound of an older Chrysler when he's driving a Cadillac.

David's hairstyle changes when he goes with his Grandpa to the eye doctor.

Obvious stunt double for David when he jumps from the jetty to the boat.

Obvious stunt double when Arthur Selwyn is break dancing.

When the four men are hiding in the pool closet and the Anterians come into to put the day's haul of cocoons into the pool, the tile floor is completely dry, though the men had just exited the pool moments before, dripping wet.

Kitty massages Jack's right leg just after he bangs it.

However, when they are talking the leg left is the injured one.

The sweets Jack drops to the floor vanish.

When Joe, Bernie, and Art are in the dining room, the piano player's movements don't come close to matching the music being played.

When Bernard Lefkowitz is arguing with the other about visiting the "lifepool", he states that Dutch Shultz visited his store in 1948.

Dutch Shultz was shot and killed in his makeshift headquarters in 1935.

When Rose dies, she can be seen breathing as Bernie Kneels down and leans in towards her to tell Rose he's sorry.

When Wilford Brimley and Maureen Stapleton are driving in the Cadillac and Brimley asks Stapleton if she has second thoughts about the trip into outer space, you can see the AAA sticker on the rear view mirror is upside down.

When Ben Luckett is fishing with his grandson near the end, there's a large water spot covering the leg of his pants in the wide shot.

When they push in to a medium shot, the spot is gone.

At 51:54, Walter's hands change positions between shots.

When the old folks all invade the pool house, there is a fellow on the deck of the pool trying to crack open the cocoon.

A few seconds earlier, that same fellow is in the middle of the pool when Walter catches everyone.

The fellow is subsequently in two places at the same time.

Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Steve Guttenberg, Jessica Tandy and Brian Dennehy star in Ron Howard's 1985 sci-fi film. This takes place in St.

The freaking Life on Mars psychosis of the 80's. First Close Encounters of the Third Kind, then E.

"Cocoon" is one of the science fiction movies made on the popularity of Steven Spielberg's "E.T.

Ron Howard's ambitious but mostly bland 'Cocoon' has some interesting moments, but is mostly a lazy film, that lacks sharp writing. However, Don Ameche's Oscar-Winning Performance is fabulous.

Wonderful cinematography and film language that brings the spectator very close to the protagonists and right into their struggles. Great performance by the main actress and cute metaphor with her little pet caterpillars.

Released 35 years ago, this cult classic stars the late Wilford Brimley as well as Tawnee Welch and others about a group of Seniors who get new life from alien beings. The movie was so popular, a sequel was made and failed to capture the magic of the original flick.

Excellent film that is not so much a coming-of-age story as a coming-out-to-yourself story. Charmingly told with just enough working class grit and multiculturalism to give it a level of veracity rarely seen in this kind of film.

Interesting and sweet. But not necessarily profound.

After reading many of the reviews here, I wish to compliment our reviewer FilmFlaneur, who really seems to "get" what this film is about. Even the title of his review -- "Charming fable...