Cotton Candy (film)

Cotton Candy
Directed by	Ron Howard
Written by	Ron Howard Clint Howard
Starring	Charles Martin Smith Clint Howard Leslie King Kevin Lee Miller
Music by	Joe Renzetti
Release dates	October 28, 1978 (US)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cotton Candy is a 1978 American television film directed by Ron Howard and syndicated on NBC.^[1] It is also known as Ron Howard's Cotton Candy.^[2]

Plot

George Smalley is a high school senior trying to find direction in life. His attempt to land a spot on the varsity football team fails when he is cut from the team. A songwriter in his spare time, he and his pal, Corky Macpherson recruit other local teens to form a rock band to ultimately perform in the town's Battle of the Bands competition.

Filming locations

Filming took place in Dallas, Texas, at Lake Highlands High School and at the Town East Mall for the Battle of the Bands event.

Cast

• Charles Martin Smith as George Smalley
• Clint Howard as Corky Macpherson
• Leslie King as Brenda Matthews
• Manual Padilla Jr. as Julio Sanchez
• Kevin Lee Miller as Barry Bates
• Dean Scofield as Bart Bates
• Rance Howard as Mr. Bremmercamp
• Mark Wheeler as Torbin Bequette
• Alvy Moore as Mr. Smalley
• Joan Crosby as Mrs. Smalley

References

1. SPIN Media LLC (June 2005). SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 54–. ISSN 0886-3032.
2. Martin Charles Strong; Brendon Griffin (2008). Lights, camera, sound tracks. Canongate. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-84767-003-8.

External links

• Cotton Candy at the Internet Movie Database