Cotton Candy (1978)

Name: Cotton Candy
Director: Ron Howard
Genre: Music, Comedy, TV Movie
Released: 1978-10-26
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Cast: Charles Martin Smith, Clint Howard, Leslie King, Kevin Lee Miller

Music Comedy TV Movie

Director: Ron Howard

Cast: Charles Martin Smith, Clint Howard, Leslie King, Kevin Lee Miller

Runtime97 min

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

Critical Reception & Ratings

While not a critical darling, Cotton Candy was a made-for-TV musical comedy that garnered modest praise upon its release in 1978. The film, directed by Ron Howard, follows an unpopular high school student who forms his own band to compete against the popular group in a battle of the bands. Though it did not receive any major awards recognition, the film found a loyal audience on television, with a respectable 6.6/10 rating on IMDb.

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Cotton Candy is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film directed by Ron Howard and broadcast on NBC. It is also known as Ron Howard's Cotton Candy.