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About
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.
Theatrical
May 18, 1978
Box Office
$14.4M
Budget
$1.2M
Return
12.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 7, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Alan Swyer, Robert Gittler
Music
Studio
Innovisions, Columbia Pictures, Taurus Film
Quotes
See all →Deciding on the Next Song to Play
Jesse
What do you want to do, Buddy?
Buddy Holly
Do you like that? Wait til you hear this one. Let's do Ollie Vee.
Ray Bob Simmons
I don't think we'd better, Buddy.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Lighthearted Exchange Between Buddy and Maria Elena
Buddy Holly
Boo!
Maria Elena Holly
Oh, you scared me half to death!
Buddy Holly
Where're ya goin?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →G
Gary Busey
Buddy Holly
D
Don Stroud
Jesse Charles
C
Charles Martin Smith
Ray Bob Simmons
C
Conrad Janis
Ross Turner
W
William Jordan
Riley
M
Maria Richwine
Maria Elena Holly
A
Amy Johnston
Cindy Lou
D
Dick O'Neill
Sol Gittler
F
Fred Travalena
Madman Mancuso
N
Neva Patterson
Mrs. Holly
A
Arch Johnson
Mr. Holly
J
John F. Goff
T.J.
G
Gloria Irizarry
Mrs. Santiago
R
Richard Kennedy
Preacher
J
Jim Beach
Wilson
G
Gailard Sartain
The Big Bopper
A
Albert Popwell
Eddie
P
Paul Mooney
Sam
M
M.G. Kelly
Avalon M.C.
M
Matthew Beard
Luther
