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Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock (5882522t) Barret Oliver, Wilford Brimley Cocoon - 1985 Director: Ron (Ronny) Howard 20th ...

Cocoon is a 1985 American science fiction fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard about a group of elderly people rejuvenated by aliens. The movie stars Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume ...

Directed by Ron Howard, this science fiction comedy-drama series was released in 1985. It was written by Tom Benedek, who drew inspiration from a story by David Saperstein. The movie, starring Don ...

Wilford Brimley, one of the most durable character actors whose signature Midwestern charm and walrus mustache delighted audiences on film and television, passed at the age of 85 on August 1. His ...

Ron Howard was nervous. He was sitting on the jump seat of a Cadillac stretch limousine, and his knee was bouncing up and down like an oil pump as the car snaked its way through midtown Manhattan ...

Cocoon is a 1985 American science fiction fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard about a group of elderly people rejuvenated by aliens. The movie stars Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume ...

(Reuters) - Actor Wilford Brimley, best known for his roles in the Oscar-winning movie "Cocoon" and "The Firm" has died at the age of 85, U.S. media reported. Utah-born Brimley found his way into the ...

Following the passing on Saturday evening of Wilford Brimley, director Ron Howard looked back on his work with the actor on the 1985 film “Cocoon,” particularly in one of the film’s most heartbreaking ...

‘Cocoon’ was filmed over 11 weeks in and around St. Petersburg at a time when the city still had a reputation as largely a retirement community. Wilford Brimley, left, and Ron Howard stand on the ...

Brian Dennehy, the Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning actor who appeared in big-screen hits like “Cocoon” and “Tommy Boy,” died late Wednesday in New Haven, Connecticut, at the age of 81, his ...

Ben Luckett: Well I’ll tell ya, with the way nature’s been cheating us, I don’t mind cheating her a little. Retired elderly folk at a Florida retirement community get a second chance at life thanks to ...