Will the sight of septuagenarians doing backflips into a swimming pool be a turn-on for the Madonna and break-dancing crowd? Twentieth Century Fox has bet $17.5 million, the budget for “Cocoon,” which ...

Don Ameche, dapper, debonair, devilish leading man of such quality 1930s hits as Midnight and The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, who dazzled audiences anew and won an Academy Award in Cocoon half a ...

The US box office chart for 1985 makes for interesting reading. It's no surprise to see all-time classic "Back to the Future" at the top of the pile, propped up by bombastic Sylvester Stallone sequels ...

Twenty-five years have passed since Ron Howard made old people cool with his fantasy drama Cocoon, a 1985 smash hit about a group of aliens who come back to Earth to save some long lost friends and, ...

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 ...

Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley and Hume Cronyn are lounging around talking about the good ol’ days — the 1940s — when the nation rationed gas, swing was the rage and movies were movies. The sweltering ...

”He is a prince of a fellow,” says David Mamet of the star of his new movie, and, in person, Don Ameche lives up to the billing. Trim and dapper at 80, he is ever the courtly gentleman, the smile made ...

Don Ameche born Dominic Felix Amici May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was a versatile and popular American film actor in the 1930s and '40s, usually as the dapper, mustached leading man. He was also ...

This article is over 18 years old DVD Review: “Cocoon” (20th-Century Fox. 1985. Color. 1 Disc. Full screen/widescreen. Rated PG-13. Directed by Ron Howard.) Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, ...

Cocoon used to freak me out as a child. The thought of these glowing beings living in a swimming pool had me second-guessing diving into our local watering hole. Now 25 years removed from Cocoon’s ...

A very strange year in this category. Don Ameche pulled off the win without any precursors, beating Klaus Maria Branduer who took home nearly every prize. Then you also have Eric Roberts, whose only ...