<description>&lt;p&gt;It's 1985. The culture is saturated with youth-targeted science fiction and fantasy films. And then there's &lt;em&gt;Cocoon&lt;/em&gt;, directed by Ron Howard, a quirky movie featuring three elderly men as protagonists. Aliens disguised as humans are recovering cocoons from the ocean and storing them in the pool of a rented house when the old men discover that the water of the pool rejuvenates them. It's a fountain of youth, but will they share it? And will the aliens let them continue using it?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What &lt;em&gt;Cocoon&lt;/em&gt; offers casual movie fans who have always &lt;em&gt;meant&lt;/em&gt; to watch classic movies: an exploration of life, death, and aging; a gentler, more compassionate portrayal of aliens; a plot that's not quite conventional; and lots of old people.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://derailedtrainsofthought.com/wp-content/uploads/shownotes/LFWT-Ep43-Shownotes.txt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="keychainify-checked"&gt;Show Notes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Let's Finally Watch This

Derailed Trains of Thought

Episode 43 - Cocoon (1985)

OCT 31, 202540 MIN
Let's Finally Watch This

Episode 43 - Cocoon (1985)

OCT 31, 202540 MIN

Description

It's 1985. The culture is saturated with youth-targeted science fiction and fantasy films. And then there's Cocoon, directed by Ron Howard, a quirky movie featuring three elderly men as protagonists. Aliens disguised as humans are recovering cocoons from the ocean and storing them in the pool of a rented house when the old men discover that the water of the pool rejuvenates them. It's a fountain of youth, but will they share it? And will the aliens let them continue using it?

What Cocoon offers casual movie fans who have always meant to watch classic movies: an exploration of life, death, and aging; a gentler, more compassionate portrayal of aliens; a plot that's not quite conventional; and lots of old people.

Show Notes