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Cocoon

1985 film directed by Ron Howard
Movie film Q1105463
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Summary

Cocoon is a film[1]. Cocoon ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,854 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], Saturn Award for Best Director[4], Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[5]
  • Director: Ron Howard[6]
  • Screenwriter: Tom Benedek[7], David Saperstein[8]
  • Composer: James Horner[9]
  • Genre: science fiction film[10], fantasy film[11], drama film[12], comedy film[13]
  • Followed by: Cocoon: The Return[14]
  • Cast member: Don Ameche[15], Wilford Brimley[16], Hume Cronyn[17], Brian Dennehy[18], Jack Gilford[19], Steve Guttenberg[20], Maureen Stapleton[21], Jessica Tandy[22], Gwen Verdon[23], Herta Ware[24], Tahnee Welch[25], Barret Oliver[26], Tyrone Power Jr.[27], Clint Howard[28]
  • Producer: Richard D. Zanuck[29], David Brown[30], Lili Fini Zanuck[31]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[32]
  • Director of photography: Donald Peterman[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
  • Soundtrack release: Cocoon[35]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 6.1/10[37], 82%[38], 65/100[39]
  • Color: color[40]
  • Country of origin: United States[41]
  • Publication date: June 21, 1985[42], October 24, 1985[43]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[44], Netflix[45]
  • Narrative location: Florida[46]
  • Filming location: The Bahamas[47], Florida[48]
  • Main subject: old age[49], flying saucer[50]
  • Film editor: Daniel P. Hanley[51], Mike Hill[52]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[53], Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film[54], Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy[55], Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[56], Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay[57], Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[58]
  • Title: Cocoon[59]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[60]

Why It Matters

Cocoon has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Cocoon is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

FAQs

What awards did Cocoon receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], Saturn Award for Best Director[4], and Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[5].

Related Entities

Brian Dennehy Don Ameche film Florida James Horner Jessica Tandy Maureen Stapleton Netflix Rance Howard Ron Howard Steve Guttenberg The Bahamas United States Wilford Brimley

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [17] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [20] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [28] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [5] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl',
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 1985 film directed by Ron Howard
    Publication date → +1985-06-21T00:00:00Z, +1985-10-24T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Tom Benedek, David Saperstein
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