The Buddy Holly Story

The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

His Story Will Have You Singing, Laughing, Crying, Cheering And Stomping Your Feet.

  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 1978-05-18
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 112 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 54min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Innovisions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Steve Rash
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Summary

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.

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  • Gary Busey

    as Buddy Holly
  • Don Stroud

    as Jesse Charles
  • Charles Martin Smith

    as Ray Bob Simmons
  • Conrad Janis

    as Ross Turner
  • William Jordan

    as Riley
  • Maria Richwine

    as Maria Elena
  • Amy Johnston

    as Cindy Lou
  • Dick O'Neill

    as Sol Gittler
  • Fred Travalena

    as Madman Mancuso
  • Neva Patterson

    as Mrs. Holly
  • Arch Johnson

    as Mr. Holly
  • John F. Goff

    as T.J.
  • Gloria Irizarry

    as Mrs. Santiago
  • Jody Berry

    as Engineer Sam
  • Richard Kennedy

    as Preacher
  • Jim Beach

    as Wilson
  • Gailard Sartain

    as Big Bopper
  • Albert Popwell

    as Eddie
  • Paul Mooney

    as Sam
  • M.G. Kelly

    as Avalon M.C.
  • Matthew Beard

    as Luther
Writing Robert Gittler Screenplay
Writing Alan Swyer Story
Directing Steve Rash Director
Sound Joe Renzetti Original Music Composer
Camera Stevan Larner Director of Photography
Art Joel Schiller Production Design
Art Thomas L. Roysden Set Decoration
Directing Carol Himes Assistant Director
Editing David E. Blewitt Editor