The Buddy Holly Story (2003)

Release Date: May 11th, 2003

DVD Release Date: September 7th, 1999

PG |1 hr 53 min

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A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly (Gary Busey), 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, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, William Jordan, Maria Richwine, Conrad Janis, Albert Popwell, Amy Johnston

Director: Steve Rash

Genres: Biography

Production Co: Innovisions

Keywords: 1950s, Underdog, Quest, Engaging, Rise, Love, Rousing, Wife