The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

Cast

Gary Busey
as Charles Hardin 'Buddy' Holly
Charles Martin Smith
as Ray Bob
Gailard Sartain
as J.P. 'The Big Bopper' Richardson
Don Stroud
as Jesse

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Genres & Description

Action Biography Drama Music

7.3 / 10

The musical career of rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly is chronicled, from the days when "Peggy Sue" was "Cindy Lou", a song about his first girlfriend, to the meteoric run of "That'll Be the Day" up the charts, to his marriage, breakup with the Crickets, reunion with the Crickets, and untimely death.

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Comments on this trailer
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Steve Lindstedt

So....why is Buddy (Busey) playing a CBS Fender (1966 - -) Stratocaster? - @Sunday, July 22, 2018 4:49 PM

Richard Scanlan

As biopics go,this is one of the best.Busey's performance is superb ( and I am not really a Busey fan). - @Wednesday, March 7, 2018 11:03 PM

Jake

Why would you have to change the facts of a real life? The Sopranos would still be an incredible show if it didn't have the organised crime aspect. - @Saturday, June 28, 2014 12:53 PM

Gerber Bernstein

I liked Busey's portrayal, even though they changed the band's history, and condensed some things, and got Buddy's guitars all wrong. But I'm a guitar player...... - @Monday, July 8, 2013 9:46 PM

Chase Harper

Absolutely, one of my ALL-TIME faves. I turned 10 the year this came out. - @Wednesday, March 6, 2013 11:10 PM

dalecs47

A great movie. My favorite scene is when Buddy goes to visit his girlfriend’s aunt in order to get permission to date. This remains one of my favorite movies. Well done without being overdone. - @Monday, July 30, 2012 1:16 PM

only257

looks good - @Monday, July 30, 2012 11:48 AM