Cocoon Movie Review

Starring: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Ta

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"The fountain of youth has been explored by everyone from Ponce de Leon to Dick Clark, and it's beautifully portrayed in this movie. Three senior citizens from Florida come across the fountain, which apparently has been inhabited by aliens. " Teddy, Resident Scholar
"Three retired men discover alien artifacts in a neighbor's pool house. While the three men become obsessed with the restorative qualities of the pool, aliens try to rescue several of their kind from destruction. Meanwhile, a young man discovers that romance between humans and aliens is possible." Horta, Resident Coccoon Scholar

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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 70%

**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact Yes
Romance Yes
Generally friendly 1st contact with aliens? Yes
Human/Magical couple? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - long lived adults
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown) - white/grey
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - very skinny (man)
Unclothed? - Chest
Events of movie makes character more... - sensitive - happy
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard curly
Body type - average build (man)
Unclothed? - chest
How much in movie? - 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - none - Male
Age: - long-lived adults
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 90%-100%
Hair color - white/grey
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Ethnicity - White
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Water? Yes
Misc settings - mansion - bar/restaurant
Small town? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie - upbeat
Comedy or somewhat funny movie? Yes
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - vauge references only - kissing - weird alien sex - seeing nude female butt
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph - exotic aliens

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