Kenny & Company (1976)

Kenny u0026 Company: Directed by Don Coscarelli. With Dan McCann, A. Michael Baldwin, Jeff Roth, Ralph Richmond. In the days leading up to Halloween in a Southern California suburb, 11-year-old Kenny and his best friend, Doug, play flag football, ride skateboards, get into mischief, and fend off the neighborhood bully, Johnny Hoffman. Ten-year-old Sherman, better known as “dumb ol’ Sherman,” lives across the street from Kenny and always tags along, making a nuisance of himself. Kenny falls in love with classmate Marcy, who spurns him, and he suffers the loss of Bob, his beloved but ailing dog. At school, Kenny interacts with his friendly teacher named Mr. Donovan, a foreign exchange student named Paco, and the class clown, Pudwell. As Halloween approaches, Kenny, Doug, and Sherman create their own crazy costumes, set off powerful firecrackers, go out unsupervised for trick-or-treating, and at the climax, pull a prank on a spooky old lady living in a haunted house.

“Regarding other films from the 70u0026#39;s which took a stab at documenting the feel of life for the average suburban kid, Iu0026#39;d put them in this order…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e(1) Kenny u0026amp; Company (2) Over The Edge (3) The Bad News Bears (4) Breaking Awayu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;m a longtime Phantasm fan, and I just watched Kenny u0026amp; Company for the first time tonight. Itu0026#39;s clear that the studio COMPLETELY dropped the ball when they shelved this film in the US.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnything Iu0026#39;m inclined to say about how good this film is has already been said by other equally impressed viewers here on the boards, though I have to add that I have a new-found respect for Phantasmu0026#39;s bartender, the Tall Manu0026#39;s handyman, and the foxy granddaughter of the mute fortune teller. Reggie is in top form. And Fred Myrow– the composer of Phantasmu0026#39;s score– is present here, as well.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow that it has seen the light on day on DVD (and itu0026#39;s a beautiful transfer with great sound, by the way), Iu0026#39;m certain Kenny u0026amp; Company is destined to become a classic as news of its existence spreads.”