Cotton Candy

1978 "The rollicking story of a boy, a girl, and a band!"
6.1| 1h37m| en
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An uncool high-schooler forms his own group to beat the local hotshots in a battle of the bands.

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Ron Howard Productions

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Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever
Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
im-100 This movie i saw when i was a little kid. It stuck out in my head, as one of those flicks you can't believe how corny it is. There's a crying scene with CLINT Howard, that made absolutely no sense.... ANd even as a little kid, i thought 'did they just stick that in so Clint could showcase that he had the ability to cry ' ?? Now I know OF course it was.. Ron Howard and his BRO, trying to be 'legit' players in Hollywood.If any movie could sum up what Ron Howard is about, it's this. This is as deep as Ron Howard has ever got. Its incredible that Ron has reached such stellar success .
chrisnope I love this film! Yes it's cheesy but it is also an accurate description if you were ever in bands while in jr. high etc. I also happen to know the brothers who were in Rapid Fire. Rapid fire was not the name of their band and the lead singer was an actor but the rest of the band was a real high school band at Dallas' lake highlands high school. The bass player is a friend of mine and he now owns/operates a famous studio in Dallas tx. A nice tid bit is that they(the band) thought their music would actually be in the film...but it didn't happen. If you haven't seen it, watch it cuz it's pretty good for us naive chees eaters.
shannon914 "Cotton Candy" is typical of most 1970s juvenile movies: bad clothes, bad hair and a typical plot. Ron Howard's first attempt at directing fared well, and this story of B.M.O.C. vs. regular Joe to get the girl is predictable. "CC" was filmed in Dallas in June, 1977 at Town East Mall and Lake Highlands High School to enormous local fanfare (remember that this is before "Dallas" and the Ewing family gave the town an identity!) Unfortunately, "CC" is not available on tape; it rarely is shown but will most likely pop up on an independent TV station's "Afternoon Movie" or the like. Great piece of history for Dallasites, but not much else there for a moviegoer seeking an intriguing story.
fomblin 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.