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The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
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A film about the life and career of the early rock and roll star. Director:Steve RashWriters:Alan Swyer (story), John Goldrosen (source material "Buddy Holly His Life and Music"), and 1 more credit » |
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Cast
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Don Stroud | ... | |
| Charles Martin Smith | ... | ||
| Conrad Janis | ... | ||
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William Jordan | ... | |
| Maria Richwine | ... | ||
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Amy Johnston | ... | |
| Dick O'Neill | ... |
Sol Gittler
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| Fred Travalena | ... | ||
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Neva Patterson | ... | |
| Arch Johnson | ... | ||
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John F. Goff | ... |
T.J.
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| Gloria Irizarry | ... | ||
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Jody Berry | ... | |
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Richard Kennedy | ... | |
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Storyline
The musical career of Buddy Holly is chronicled, from the days when "Peggy Sue" was "Cindy Lou," a song about his first girlfriend, to the meteoric run of "That'll Be The Day" up the charts, to his marriage, breakup with the Crickets, reunion with the Crickets, and untimely death. Written by Jason A. Cormier <wildrose@mindspring.com>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
The Music You'll Love Forever. The Man You'll Never Forget. The Movie You Must Not Miss. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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(Finland) See more »Also Known As:
A História de Buddy Holly See more »Filming Locations:
Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Buddy Holly: Hey, Riley, we're all plugged in and checked up... yeah, we're ready.
Buddy Holly: [to Ray Bob] Riley wants to hear you at the mike - that's the one right there; say somethin' into that mike.
Ray Bob Simmons: One, two, three, testing... one...
Buddy Holly: [to Riley] How's that sound?
Riley Randolph: All right, that's a good level, Buddy, hold it right there... Yeah, you better get ready, it's about thirty seconds till eight.
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"Buddy Holly died later that night along with JP 'The Big Bopper'
Richardson and Ritchie Valens in the crash of a private airplane just
outside of Clearlake... and the rest is rock 'n' roll!" See more »
(uncredited)
Written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
Performed by Gary Busey See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Although the original name in the song "Peggy Sue" was Cindy Lou, as depicted in the movie, this was after Boddy Holly's niece, not his girlfriend. Holly renamed the song for J.D. Allison's girlfriend (and future wife), Peggy Sue Gerron. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Buddy Holly and The Crickets did not perform Maybe Baby on "The Ed Sullivan Show". In their 2 appearances on the show, they performed That'll Be The Day and Peggy Sue on 12/1/57 and then Oh Boy on 12/26/58. Maybe Baby was not released until 2/28/58. However, Holly is seen rehearsing "Peggy Sue" before the show, which could be a reference to the original show or just a coincidence. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Buddy Holly: Hey, Riley, we're all plugged in and checked up... yeah, we're ready.
Buddy Holly: [to Ray Bob] Riley wants to hear you at the mike - that's the one right there; say somethin' into that mike.
Ray Bob Simmons: One, two, three, testing... one...
Buddy Holly: [to Riley] How's that sound?
Riley Randolph: All right, that's a good level, Buddy, hold it right there... Yeah, you better get ready, it's about thirty seconds till eight.
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Crazy Credits
Caption shown at end of film:"Buddy Holly died later that night along with JP 'The Big Bopper'
Richardson and Ritchie Valens in the crash of a private airplane just
outside of Clearlake... and the rest is rock 'n' roll!" See more »
Soundtracks
"It's So Easy"(uncredited)
Written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
Performed by Gary Busey See more »
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