Cocoon Filming Locations

Locations Manager(s): Robert Maharis

On Location

Westminster Shores Retirement Community at 125 56th Ave. South; St. Petersburg, FL 33705. It was the same address as shown in the movie--no effort to disguise it. Looks much the same now as it did then. No mansion next door. That must have been another location edited in to look like a neighboring home. [Thanks to Dallas Keffer]

We've been told that the marina house pool at 868 bayway clearwater beach florida was used in the movie. But nothing at the Bayway address in Clearwater Beach currently looks like it could have been in "Cocoon". Of course, a lot of years have passed and Florida has done a lot of growing since then. I am still trying to find the mansion "next door" location. I heard in the DVD commentary by Ron Howard that the home owners loved the poolhouse--it was constructed by the studio especially for the movie. They did not want it torn down after production ended, but it was only movie set construction and would not last. Looks like it was built around an existing pool. There was nothing like that at all next door to the retirement community that I could see. [Thanks to Dallas Keffer]

It's been suggested that the mansion used was located on Park Street in St. Petersburg. Was this correct, and what would the exact house number be?

Dennis kindly wrote in to say that the large mansion was a house on Park Street in St. Petersburg. Many of the houses are gated and it is hard to tell from the street which one it was. [Thanks to Dennis]

We do know, however that the filmmakers built the poolhouse as a structure over an existing outside pool for the movie.

Can you help? Do you know any of the Florida (or any other) filming locations used for Cocoon? [Please send them in]


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