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The Buddy Holly Story( 1978)

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His story will have you singing, laughing, crying, cheering, and stomping your feet

Overview

A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound. Holly and his band, the Crickets, are first invited to record in Nashville, where they encounter creative differences with the producing staff. Later they play a major booking at the Apollo Theater, scheduled there under the mistaken assumption that they're a black band. Holly's career eventually goes solo -- until the tragic day the music dies.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Gary Busey

      Buddy Holly

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      Don Stroud

      Jesse Charles

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      Charles Martin Smith

      Ray Bob Simmons

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      Conrad Janis

      Ross Turner

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      William Jordan

      Riley

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      Maria Richwine

      Maria Elena Holly

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      Amy Johnston

      Cindy Lou

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      Dick O'Neill

      Sol Gittler

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      Fred Travalena

      Madman Mancuso

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      Neva Patterson

      Mrs. Holly

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      Arch Johnson

      Mr. Holly

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      John F. Goff

      T.J.

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      Gloria Irizarry

      Mrs. Santiago

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      Jody Berry

      Engineer Sam

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      Richard Kennedy

      Preacher

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      Jim Beach

      Wilson

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      Gailard Sartain

      The Big Bopper

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      Albert Popwell

      Eddie

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      Paul Mooney

      Sam

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      M.G. Kelly

      Avalon M.C.

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      Matthew Beard

      Luther

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Aug 06 2024
    Aside from a passable resemblance to the man himself, Gary Busey also sounds a bit like Buddy Holly in this biopic of a man who blazed a trail through the American music industry. Despite the popularity of his toe-tapping "Peggy Sue" type numbers, he still faced quite an uphill battle to convince the powers that be that his quirky style of lyric writing and performing was not quite as Satanic as some of the more establishment figures thought. With his two best pals - the "Crickets" never far away, we follow the tumultuous process as they fall in and out and Holly falls for the love of his own l...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1200000.00

    Revenue

    14363400.00

    Keywords

    • rock 'n' roll
    • disc jockey
    • biography
    • rags to riches
    • affection
    • singer
    • airplane crash
    • price of fame
    • blizzard
    • 1950s