The Buddy Holly Story
About The Buddy Holly Story
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.
The Buddy Holly Story (1978) is a music film directed by Steve Rash. Released in May 1978, it runs 114 minutes.
The film is filed under singer, rock 'n' roll, airplane crash, and blizzard.
Gary Busey takes the lead as Buddy Holly, Don Stroud as Jesse Charles, Charles Martin Smith as Ray Bob Simmons, and Conrad Janis as Ross Turner. The screenplay is by Robert Gittler. American members can watch it on Criterion Channel and Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
Elvis, Michael, and The Doors make useful companions to The Buddy Holly Story, all filed under 1950s and biography. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 137 votes and it carries a PG rating.