18,530 days.
That's 50 years, 9 months, and 6 days. That's how old Wilford Brimley was when the movie Cocoon premiered in theaters. This is a photo of him from that time.
The Brimley/Cocoon Line
Find any 50-year-old today. Do they look like that? No. Whether it's moisturizers, eating a vegetable every now and again, or banning lead paint, today's 50-year-olds do not look like that.The Brimley/Cocoon Line became a meme, complete with a calculator to find out when you cross and a series of "This celebrity is older now than Wilford Brimley was..." tweets (here's Paul Rudd's, Idris Elba's, and Cameron Diaz's).
Crossing the Brimley/Cocoon Line isn't just a thing to tweet about. It's a celebration. A chance to show off a bit. Sure, you're over 50, but you can still be an *ILF.
Throw a party. A Brimleañera.
A quinceañera (quince, for short) is a term widely used in Mexico and Latin American cultures to mark a young woman's 15th birthday. The celebration has a rich tradition.
Make your own tradition.
You've reached a special age too. 50th birthdays are dull, so throw a Brimleañera instead. Make yours bright and colorful. Get fancy. Use the outfits from the AI-generated photos of "Wilford Brimley at a quinceañera" as inspiration. Let's make this a thing.
Feel free to work in any of Wilford Brimley's other notable work in your Brimleañera. Get Quaker Oats. Do a Diabeetus riff. If you can find a way to work The Thing in, all the better. You're fabulous. Throw a party.