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The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Directed by Steve Rash
“His story will have you singing, laughing, crying, cheering, and stomping your feet”
Drama, Music · 1h 54m
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.
Cast
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
A
Amy Johnston
Cindy Lou
Dick O'Neill
Sol Gittler
F
Fred Travalena
Madman Mancuso
Neva Patterson
Mrs. Holly
Arch Johnson
Mr. Holly
John F. Goff
T.J.
Crew
- Director
- Steve Rash
- Screenplay
- Robert Gittler
- Director of Photography
- Stevan Larner
- Original Music Composer
- Joe Renzetti
- Editor
- David E. Blewitt
- Producer
- Fred Bauer
Details
- Release date
- 1978-05-18
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Innovisions, Columbia Pictures, Taurus Film
- Budget
- $1,200,000
- Box office
- $14,363,400