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The Buddy Holly Story
1978
A powerful biography of '50s Texas rockabilly phenomenon Buddy Holly who took his band the Crickets to the top of the charts before a tragic airplane accident ended his life. Portrays Holly as regular, hardworking type who struggles with peers and the music industry before he makes it big with the huge hit "That'll Be The Day." .. Read more
| Starring | Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Albert Popwell |
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| Director | Steve Rash |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Buddy Holly Story
A powerful biography of '50s Texas rockabilly phenomenon Buddy Holly who took his band the Crickets to the top of the charts before a tragic airplane accident ended his life. Portrays Holly as regular, hardworking type who struggles with peers and the music industry before he makes it big with the huge hit "That'll Be The Day." Also details the final events leading up to the plane crash, en route to Minnesota in a snow storm on February 3, 1959, which also claimed the lives of Richie Valens and the Big Bopper.
| Starring | Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Albert Popwell, John Goff, Conrad Janis, Bill Jordan, Maria Richwine |
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| Director | Steve Rash |
| Studio | ARVATO SERVICES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 54 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1978 To Rent: DVD: 21 Apr 2003 Blu-ray: 28 Feb 2011 |
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"...[The film] packs solid dramatic and musical punch....THE BUDDY HOLLY story smacks of realism....Gary Busey not only imparts the driven, perfectionist side of Holly's character, but his vocal work is excellent..."
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Great Film
Really good film reliving the Rise of Buddy Holly to his untimely death, great performace from Gary Busey.
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- 18 Oct 2004 at 19:11
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The Birth of Rock & Roll
A good way to spend a couple of hours with a powerful performance by Gary Busey. I've always liked Holly's music & now realise, even more, what a ... read more »
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Utter Rubbish
I was so pleased when this film was released, and totally disapponted when I saw it.
Very little based on fact, Busey was nothing like Buddy, no ... read more » - 993234
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Buddy Holly Story
Really great and powerful film, I enjoyed it all the way through, shows his life from a youngster til he died. It was quite upsetting to think that he was just ... read more »
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- 20 Apr 2011 at 18:45
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The true and exciting story of the rock musician Buddy Holly, tracing his career from the early days in Lubbock, Texas and his meteoric rise to fame, through to the tragic plane crash in Iowa in February, 1959....
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The Buddy Holly Story
A powerful biography of '50s Texas rockabilly phenomenon Buddy Holly who took his band the Crickets to the top of the charts before a tragic airplane accident ended his life. Portrays Holly as regular, hardworking type who struggles with peers and the music industry before he makes it big with the ...
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