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Film facts for the 1985 Sci-Fi movie starring Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy
Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Tahnee Welch, Barret Oliver, Linda Harrison, Tyrone Power Jr., Clint Howard, Charles Lampkin, Mike Nomad, Jorge Gil, James Ritz, Charles Rainsbury, Wendy J. Cooke Update Cast
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Editor Nick
Director Ron Howard's brother Clint Howard (also seen in "The Wraith" as "Rughead") can be seen as one of the staff at the retirement home.His mother also takes a turn as one of the old folks at the retirement home and his father as an official. They all appear in Cocoon!
Editor Nick
Cocoon ranked sixth in the 1985 year's box office receipts (Back to the Future was No. 1).Oscars were awarded later for the pre-CGI special effects and to Ameche for best supporting actor.
Editor Nick
Wilford Brimley was only 49, at least 20 years younger than the other "retirees" when hired for Cocoon.He is a former stuntman and bodyguard for Howard Hughes.
As of 2015, he is the only one of the elderly cast still alive.
Don Ameche was 76. He passed away December 6, 1993
Maureen Stapleton was 59. She passed away March 13, 2006
Jessica Tandy was 75. She passed away September 11, 1994
Hume Cronyn was 73. He passed away June 15, 2003
Gwen Verdon was 59. She passed away October 18, 2000
Jack Gilford was 76. He passed away June 4, 1990
Herta Ware was 67. She passed away August 15, 2005
Editor Nick
Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy played Joe and Alma Finley.In real life the couple were married for 52 years until her death in 1994.
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There's often fake stuff floating round, y'know? -Like the 'ghost boy' that can allegedly be seen in "Three Men And A Baby".
But, nothing bogus that we know yet for "Cocoon".
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