Film

The Buddy Holly Story

1978 · 1h 54m · Drama · Music

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

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

78

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.

Gary Busey

Buddy Holly

Don Stroud

Jesse Charles

Charles Martin Smith

Ray Bob Simmons

Conrad Janis

Ross Turner

William Jordan

Riley

Maria Richwine

Maria Elena Holly

Amy Johnston

Cindy Lou

Dick O'Neill

Sol Gittler

Fred Travalena

Madman Mancuso

Neva Patterson

Mrs. Holly

Arch Johnson

Mr. Holly

John F. Goff

T.J.

Gloria Irizarry

Mrs. Santiago

Jody Berry

Engineer Sam

Richard Kennedy

Preacher

Jim Beach

Wilson

• Steve RashDirector
• Robert GittlerScreenplay
• Alan SwyerStory
• Stevan LarnerDirector of Photography
• Joe RenzettiOriginal Music Composer
• David E. BlewittEditor

The Buddy Holly Story (1978) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Release date

May 18, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

PG

Budget

$1,200,000

Revenue

$14,363,400

Genres

Drama, Music

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