Directed by:
Steve RashScreenplay:
Robert GittlerCinematography:
Stevan LarnerComposer:
Joe RenzettiCast:
Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, Gailard Sartain, Maria Richwine, Dick O'Neill, Will Jordan, John F. Goff, Joe Renzetti (more)VOD (1)
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Buddy Holly laid the foundations for a generation of popular music with his ground-breaking combination of country music and rhythm & blues. This film tells his story from its explosive beginning to its tragic end with Gary Busey giving an electrifying, OscarĀ® nominated performance (Best Actor - 1978) as the young genius from Lubbock, Texas, who changed the tune of rock n roll history. Young Buddys studious appearance gave no hint of the new music which was about to take the world by storm. His unique brand of rock n roll catapulted him and the Crickets to national stardom in just three short years with hits such as That'll Be The Day and Peggy Sue. Despite opposition from the mainly redneck Texas community, his mother who nagged him to get a proper job and his girlfriend who wanted to tame him - by the age of 22, Holly had it all but the trials and tribulations of fame began to take its toll and his brilliant career ended in tragedy all too quickly. The Buddy Holly Story is one of the best biopics ever produced for cinema and features 12 of his greatest hit songs as well as winning the 1978 Academy Award TM for Best Score Adaptation. Its dynamic tribute to one of the most influential rock n rollers of all time and his legacy. (Fabulous Films)
(more)Cast
![Gary Busey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267442_e77803.jpg)
Gary Busey
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
The Bear (1984)
Into the West (2005) (series)
![Don Stroud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/906/157906655_4c2d6a.jpg)
Don Stroud
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
I Want to Live (1983) (TV movie)
...tick... tick... tick... (1970)
![Charles Martin Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270106_3fcf80.jpg)
Charles Martin Smith
USA
Best movies:
The Untouchables (1987)
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
![Conrad Janis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871925_e8653d.jpg)
Conrad Janis
USA
Best movies:
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Brewster's Millions (1985)
The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
![Gailard Sartain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/405/405058_63d7cc.jpg)
Gailard Sartain
USA
Best movies:
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
The Moderns (1988)
Maria Richwine
Colombia
Best movies:
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
The Sitter (1991) (TV movie)
![Dick O'Neill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/112/158112048_6897f5.gif)
Dick O'Neill
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Front Page (1974)
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Will Jordan
USA
Best movies:
The Doors (1991)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
![John F. Goff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806228_084526.jpg)
John F. Goff
Best movies:
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
The Fog (1980)
They Live (1988)
Joe Renzetti
USA
Best movies:
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
![Arch Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000133_5b7089.gif)
Arch Johnson
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
![Neva Patterson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/597/159597482_09293b.jpg)
Neva Patterson
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
Women of Valor (1986) (TV movie)
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
![Matthew 'Stymie' Beard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/985/159985495_40b415.jpg)
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
USA
Best movies:
Captain Blood (1935)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
Jezebel (1938)
![Albert Popwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/359/160359538_e088c7.gif)
Albert Popwell
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Paul Mooney
USA
Best movies:
Bustin' Loose (1981)
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Bamboozled (2000)
Richard Kennedy
USA
Best movies:
California Split (1974)
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Tom Horn (1980)
William Jordan
USA
Best movies:
Contact (1997)
The Parallax View (1974)
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Jack Denbo
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
Barton Fink (1991)
Skyjacked (1972)
Robert Christopher
USA
Best movies:
Up Periscope (1959)
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
Freeman King
USA
Best movies:
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Fletch (1985)
Lionheart - The Streetfighter (1990)