four get the Antarean on Jack's boat out at sea, Ben makes it known to everyone that he and Mary were going to stay on Earth as well, since family was more important than living forever and that they should not outlive their children. When the space ship arrives, they are met by Walter before the Antareans, Art, Bess, and the cocoons left behind from the previous trip are brought aboard the space ship which departs for their homeworld. Back at port after he has said his goodbyes to Ben, Mary, and David, Jack is approached by Sara asking if he knows of a place where she could get some gas. They walk and talk for a bit, where Sara tells him she just quit her job. He eventually notices the small heart-shaped birthmark on her neck. Cast Don Ameche as Art Selwyn Wilford Brimley as Ben Luckett Courteney Cox as Sara Hume Cronyn as Joe Finley Jack Gilford as Bernie Lefkowitz Steve Guttenberg as Jack Bonner Barret Oliver as David Maureen Stapleton as Mary Luckett Jessica Tandy as Alma Finley Gwen Verdon as Bess McCarthy-Selwyn Tahnee Welch as Kitty Elaine Stritch as Ruby Feinberg Linda Harrison as Susan Tyrone Power Jr. as Pillsbury Mike Nomad as Doc Herta Ware (cameo) as Rose Lefkowitz Brian Dennehy (cameo) as Walter. Dennehy held out on returning as alien leader "Walter" but finally agreed to a 3-minute scene at the film's end. He accepted no salary and appeared only as a favor to his castmates from the first film. Soundtrack The score to Cocoon: The Return was composed and conducted by James Horner who had scored Cocoon. The score mostly consisted of recycled themes and material from the first film. The soundtrack was released on 23 November 1988 through Varèse Sarabande and features nine tracks of score at a running time of just over fifty-three minutes. "Returning Home" (6:05) "Taking Bernie to the Beach" (4:31) "Joe's Gift" (8:06) "Remembrances/The Break-In" (8:24) "Basketball Swing" (6:58) "Jack's Future" (2:44) "Growing Old" (1:55) "Good Friend" (3:16) "Rescue/The Ascension" (11:29) Reception The film had a generally negative reception. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two and a half out of four stars saying "Yes, the performances are wonderful, and, yes, it's great to see these characters back again. But that's about it. For someone who has seen Cocoon, the sequel gives you the opportunity