Ron Howards
Cocoon hits stores on Blu-ray April 6th.
An offbeat and charming comedy with elements of science fiction thrown in,
director Ron Howard's (Ransom, Apollo 13) unlikely fantasy ponders the price of
immortality and the power of everlasting love. A group of aliens travel to a
Florida retirement community to rescue some long-stranded colleagues cocooned
and buried beneath the sea. But as the aliens take on human form and stash their
counterparts in a swimming pool, a group of elderly retirees discover the pool
and after swimming in the water find themselves rejuvenated, with boundless
energy and insatiable appetites.
Soon the retirees are forced to choose between living out their lives on earth
with their families, or leaving with the aliens and attaining immortality. More
character driven than dependent on the incredible plot, the film's charm comes
from its characters and the wonderful cast, including Don Ameche, who won an
Academy Award for his role as one of the randy retirees.
