The Buddy Holly Story (1978) Streaming - Where to Watch Online

Craving a viewing of 'The Buddy Holly Story' from the comfort of your living room? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Steve Rash-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Buddy Holly Story' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Buddy Holly Story' right now, here are some finer points about the Innovisions, Columbia Pictures, Taurus Film drama flick.

The Buddy Holly Story starring Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis has a PG rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and a scheduled release date of May 18th, 1978.

It received a user score of 72/100 on TMDb, which put together reviews from 123 experienced users.

Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "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."

'The Buddy Holly Story' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Prime Video, Apple TV, and The Roku Channel .