Cotton Candy (film)

Cotton Candy
Cotton Candy
Genre	Drama
Written by	Ron Howard; Clint Howard;
Directed by	Ron Howard
Starring	Charles Martin Smith; Clint Howard; Leslie King; Kevin Lee Miller;
Music by	Joe Renzetti
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	John Thomas Lenox
Production location	Dallas
Cinematography	Robert Jessup
Editor	Robert J. Kern Jr.
Running time	97 minutes
Production companies	Major H Productions; Ron Howard Productions
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Mono
Original release	October 26, 1978

Cotton Candy is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film directed by Ron Howard and broadcast 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. Together, they recruit a set of brothers who play keyboards and guitar, a former gang member on bass guitar, and most unexpectedly, an extremely talented female drummer. Popular singer and big man on campus Torbin Bequette leads the local rival band, "Rapid Fire" (whose entire repertoire seems to consist of a hard rock version of "I Shot the Sheriff"), which attempts to undermine them.

Production[]

The film was the first production for Major H Productions, which Howard had created in 1977 with his father Rance and brother Clint.^[3]

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
Manuel 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
William H. Burkett as Mr. Barton
Bill Hosmer as Uncredited Extra

References[]

^ SPIN Media LLC (June 2005). SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 54–. ISSN 0886-3032.
^ Martin Charles Strong; Brendon Griffin (2008). Lights, camera, sound tracks. Canongate. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-84767-003-8.
^ "UA Picks Up 'Leo and Loree'". Variety. June 13, 1979. p. 20.

External links[]

Cotton Candy at IMDb

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[LLC2005-1] SPIN Media LLC (June 2005). SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 54–. ISSN 0886-3032.

[StrongGriffin2008-2] Martin Charles Strong; Brendon Griffin (2008). Lights, camera, sound tracks. Canongate. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-84767-003-8.

[3] "UA Picks Up 'Leo and Loree'". Variety. June 13, 1979. p. 20.

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