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The Buddy Holly Story

The Buddy Holly Story

DVD  •  May 18, 1978  •  1h 54m  •  PG  •  Budget $1M  •  Box Office $14,363,400
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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 ... More
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Sub Genres: 1950s, four word title, price of fame, rock 'n' roll, airplane crash, blizzard, affection, singer, rags to riches, greaser, texas, disc jockey, biography, Character Name As Title, Buddy Holly Character
Release Date: Theatre US 05/18/1978, DVD 09/28/2006
Language: English (EN)
Box Office: $14,363,400 (Foreign)
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August 04, 2022 - by Jeff Light
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2-minute review: this isn't a biopic telling the life story of charles "buddy" holley (yes, with an 'e'). this is a film really focusing on the music, skipping past everything but the essential drama and trying to give you the visceral thrill of what it must have been like to see buddy and any of his numerous bands play back in the 1950s. on that score, it's a resounding success that had me tapping my feet and almost singing along. i was surprised at how many of the songs i knew pretty well, despite not owning a single recording of holly's. his music was crazy influential, and his artistry is... read more
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Always thought it'd be a good double feature with LaBamba. Probably my third viewing but Busey's teeth are distracting as hell. The music was done by Busey and he did a good job overall. Sam Cooke played by Paul Mooney absolutely didn't work for me but it was only briefly. read more
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Always thought it'd be a good double feature with LaBamba. Probably my third viewing but Busey's teeth are distracting as hell. The music wa

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