The Buddy Holly Story
“His story will have you singing, laughing, crying, cheering, and stomping your feet”
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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Cast
50 people
Gary Busey
Buddy Holly
Known for
Predator 2
Lethal Weapon
Don Stroud
Jesse Charles
Known for
The Amityville Horror
Joe Kidd
Charles Martin Smith
Ray Bob Simmons
Known for
The Untouchables
American Graffiti
Conrad Janis
Ross Turner
Known for
Mork & Mindy
Airport 1975
William Jordan
Riley
Known for
Kingpin
A Man Called Horse
Maria Richwine
Maria Elena Holly
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a.k.a. Pablo
Sex Crimes
Amy Johnston
Cindy Lou
Also in
Brothers and Sisters
Jennifer
Dick O'Neill
Sol Gittler
Known for
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Jerk
Fred Travalena
Madman Mancuso
Also in
Dragon's Lair
Shirt Tales
Neva Patterson
Mrs. Holly
Known for
V
An Affair to Remember
Arch Johnson
Mr. Holly
Known for
The Sting
Somebody Up There Likes Me
John F. Goff
T.J.
Known for
They Live
The Fog
Steve Rash Director · Robert Gittler Screenplay Alan Swyer Story
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $1.2M · United States release May 18, 1978
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Worldwide gross
$14,363,400
Gross vs. budget
12.0×
Production
Innovisions
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Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Taurus Film
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 18, 1978
Theatrical
Netherlands
January 25, 1979 · Theatrical
September 28, 2006 · Physical · DVD
February 21, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
United Kingdom
September 6, 1978 · Theatrical
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