Cotton Candy

Oct 26, 1978

1h 37m

★ 4.5

The rollicking story of a boy, a girl, and a band!

Overview

An uncool high-schooler forms his own group to beat the local hotshots in a battle of the bands.

Genres

Music

Comedy

TV Movie

Production Companies

Ron Howard Productions

Major H Productions

Cotton Candy Trailers

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Cast

George Smalley

Charles Martin Smith

Corky MacPherson

Clint Howard

Brenda Matthews

Leslie King

Barry Bates

Kevin Lee Miller

Julio Sanchez

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Bart Bates

Dean Scofield

Torbin Bequette

Mark Wheeler

Mr. Smalley

Alvy Moore

Mrs. Smalley

Joan Crosby

Mr. Bremmercamp

Rance Howard

Coach Grimes

Ray LePere

Mr. Barton

William H. Burkett

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