A sci-fi film you can enjoy even if you don’t like sci-fi. Three men (Don Ameche, Wilford Bromley, Hume Cronyn) from a group of elderly people who live in a retirement home use the swimming pool in the empty house next door. When a couple (Brian Dennehy and Tahnee Welch) rent the place, they agree to let the men continue to use the pool as long as they don’t disturb the mysterious cocoons that the couple store there. The pool has a rejuvenating effect on the three men.
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Year of release: 1985
Director: Ron Howard
Writers: David Saperstein, Tom Benedek
Main cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Brian Dennehy, Tahnee Welch, Steve Guttenberg
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama
Highlights: The older cast members were the heart and soul of this film
Lowlights: Got a bit too sci-fi-y for me towards the end
Overall: Definitely worth a watch on a chilled out Sunday afternoon
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