The second Cocoon questions that and deals much more directly with the value of living in the real world with its trials and tribulations. I would say it's about that and not about aging or death.

He also directed Buster and Billie (1974); the Academy Award-nominated Resurrection (1980); Fort Apache The Bronx (1981); and Cocoon: The Return (1988). Petrie also directed well-known television movies such as Sybil Eleanor and Franklin The Dollmaker and My Name is Bill W. Daniel Mannix Petrie (November 26 1920 - August 22 2004) was a Canadian television and movie director.

Daniel Mannix Petrie (November 26 1920 - August 22 2004) was a Canadian television and movie director.