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Cotton Candy

  • TV Movie
  • 1978
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
332
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Cotton Candy (1978)
ComedyMusic

A group of high school friends form a rock band.A group of high school friends form a rock band.A group of high school friends form a rock band.

  • Director
    • Ron Howard
  • Writers
    • Ron Howard
    • Clint Howard
  • Stars
    • Charles Martin Smith
    • Clint Howard
    • Leslie King
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    332
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ron Howard
    • Writers
      • Ron Howard
      • Clint Howard
    • Stars
      • Charles Martin Smith
      • Clint Howard
      • Leslie King
    • 17User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Charles Martin Smith
    Charles Martin Smith
    • George Smalley
    Clint Howard
    Clint Howard
    • Corky Macpherson
    Leslie King
    • Brenda Matthews
    • (as Leslie E. King)
    Kevin Lee Miller
    Kevin Lee Miller
    • Barry Bates
    Manuel Padilla Jr.
    Manuel Padilla Jr.
    • Julio Sanchez
    Dean Scofield
    Dean Scofield
    • Bart Bates
    • (as Dino Scofield)
    Mark Wheeler
    Mark Wheeler
    • Torbin Bequette
    Alvy Moore
    Alvy Moore
    • Mr. Smalley
    Joan Crosby
    • Mrs. Smalley
    Rance Howard
    Rance Howard
    • Mr. Bremmercamp
    Ray LePere
    • Coach Grimes
    William H. Burkett
    • Mr. Barton
    Connie Hearn
    • Karen
    • (as Connie Hearn)
    Jessie Lee Fulton
    Jessie Lee Fulton
    • Mrs. Kelly
    Eugene Lee
    Eugene Lee
    • Senior President
    • (as Eugene S. Lee)
    David May
    • Speech Clubber
    Kimo Schulze
    • Curt
    Darlene Gratz
    • Barry's Date
    • Director
      • Ron Howard
    • Writers
      • Ron Howard
      • Clint Howard
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    • Trivia
      The poster for Ron Howard's directorial debut Grand Theft Auto (1977) can be seen as George and Brenda leave the local movie theater.
    • Connections
      References Rocky (1976)

    User reviews17

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    9/10

    Fabulous Made for TV Badness!

    This is surely no piece of great cinema, but it is incredibly kooky and anyone who likes lamb-chop sideburns and bad, bad pop music will love this one. That is, if you ever see it. Seems like maybe Ron "Opie" Howard has locked this one up in a vault, because I have not seen it aired since they used to play it on the 2 O'clock Movie on WBBM in Chicago over and over and over back in the 80's. If you like bad stuff, ie the Love Boat, Robbie Benson movies and anything made by Aaron Spelling, you'll love this.
    • fomblin
    • Sep 16, 1999
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ron Howard's Cotton Candy
    • Filming locations
      • Lake Highlands High School - 9449 Church Road, Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • Major H Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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