COCOON 2-RETURN (DVD) NLA DVD

Cocoon: The Return
Cocoon 2: The Return, like most sequels, relies a bit too heavily on one's familiarity with the first film. Without dwelling too long on Cocoon #1, we can observe that it ended with a group of senior citizens heading for the distant planet of Antarea, hoping to find a new, rewarding and elongated life. Cocoon 2 picks up the action five years later: The Antareans return to earth to check on the damage caused to their life-regenerating cocoons by earthquakes. Coming along for the ride are the elderly couples whom we met in the first film. Also carried over from the first Cocoon are young ferryboat captain Steve Guttenberg and gorgeous Antarean Tahnee Welch, who resume their interplanetary romance. Oldster Jack Gilford, whose beloved wife died in Cocoon, likewise finds romance in the form of Elaine Stritch. A secondary plot involves an insidious secret government plan to exploit the Antareans, which is foiled by sympathetic researcher Courteney Cox. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Don Ameche as Art Selwyn Wilford Brimley as Ben Luckett Hume Cronyn as Joe Finley Steve Guttenberg as Jack Bonner Jack Gilford as Bernie Lefkowitz Maureen Stapleton as Mary Luckett Jessica Tandy as Alma Finley Tahnee Welch as Kitty Gwen Verdon as Bess McCarthy Elaine Stritch as Ruby Courteney Cox Arquette as Sara

Crew Sean Turner - Animator Gordon Baker - Animator Tim Berglund - Animator Gary Daigler - Associate Producer Roy Kieval - Consultant/advisor Jay Hurley - Costume Designer Katterli A. Frauenfelder - First Assistant Director Daniel Petrie - Director Mark Warner - Editor James Horner - Composer (Music Score) Jim Henrikson - Musical Direction/Supervision Elizabeth Lambert - Makeup Marie del Russo - Makeup Lawrence G. Paull - Production Designer Tak Fujimoto - Cinematographer Richard D. Zanuck - Producer Lili Fini Zanuck - Producer David Brown - Producer Jim Poynter - Set Designer Fred C. Weiler - Set Designer Robert Short - Special Effects J.B. Jones - Special Effects Industrial Light & Magic - Special Effects Greg Cannon - Special Effects Richard Jones - Special Effects Hank Garfield - Sound/Sound Designer Daniel Petrie - Screen Story Elizabeth Bradley - Screen Story Daniel Petrie - Screenwriter Elizabeth Bradley - Screenwriter Stephen McPherson - Screenwriter William McConnell - First Assistant Camera

Cocoon: The Return
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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD1: Dolby Digital Mono DDS: Dolby Digital Surround Additional Features: none specified DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 116 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- Full Screen 1. Main Titles 2. Attitude 3. Jack and Kitty 4. Bernie and the Boys 5. Fun in the Sun 6. Pod Recovery 7. Batting Practice 8. Night on the Town 9. Kids at Play 10. Shooting Hoops 11. Shop 'Til You Drop 12. Life Forces 13. Communication 14. Alien Intelligence 15. Romantic Dinner 16. Bernie Steps Out 17. Scared of Death 18. Jack's Future 19. Time to Act 20. Accident 21. Gift of Love 22. Mourning Joe 23. Decisions 24. Break-In 25. The Rescue 26. Final Goodbyes 27. New Beginnings 28. End Titles Side #2 -- Widescreen 1. Main Titles 2. Attitude 3. Jack and Kitty 4. Bernie and the Boys 5. Fun in the Sun 6. Pod Recovery 7. Batting Practice 8. Night on the Town 9. Kids at Play 10. Shooting Hoops 11. Shop 'Til You Drop 12. Life Forces 13. Communication 14. Alien Intelligence 15. Romantic Dinner 16. Bernie Steps Out 17. Scared of Death 18. Jack's Future 19. Time to Act 20. Accident 21. Gift of Love 22. Mourning Joe 23. Decisions 24. Break-In 25. The Rescue 26. Final Goodbyes 27. New Beginnings 28. End Titles