The Day the Music Died (2010)

Inspired by the trailblazing music and tragic end of Buddy Holly, a modern-day depiction seeks after the same success in a surreal Los Angeles.

Director:

Bruno Miotto

Writer:

Bruno Miotto

Stars:

Guy Kent, Paige Segal, Anastasia Leddick

Cast

Credited cast:
Guy Kent	...	Buddy Holly
Paige Segal	...	Peggy Sue
Anastasia Leddick	...	Fanny (as Anastasia Lofgren)
Brian Maguire	...	Jason
Jon Morgan Woodward	...	Dimples' Owner
Harold Gould	...	Old 'Wise' Man
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Bull	...	Buddy Holly (archive footage)
Mariana Campos	...	Phone speaker
Rose Cardella	...	Groupie
Tina Chavez	...	Old Woman
Kara Christensen	...	Groupie
Marty Crapper	...	The Crickets (archive footage)
Boyan Dimitrov	...	The Heartbeats
Cristina Hernandez	...	Groupie
Stuart Pike	...	The Crickets (archive footage)

Storyline

Buddy (22) is a young man, very good-looking, brilliant and self-centered like many others who move to Los Angeles looking for their chance to become popular. He starts to play in a Club, but he finds his public only in young girls fascinated more with his appearance than his real talent. Buddy doesn't care about girls until one day he meets a young girl called Peggy Sue (25), beautiful in her simplicity, and he falls in love with her at first sight. One day his big chance seems to arrive. A band called 'The Heartbeats' are looking for a singer. Buddy decides to go to the audition, he feels that he cannot fail, especially because he has a premonition. The day arrives and Buddy performs in front of the Band at Capitol record..

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Plot Keywords:

love | club | singer | music band | death | 

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Taglines:

To dreamers all over the world, and to a damned and dusty town called Los Angeles.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Il giorno in cui la musica morì

Filming Locations:

Capitol Records - 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1) Stereo

Color:

Color Black and White (inserts only)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The man that walks outside of Capitol Records is the director of the movie.

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Connections

References The Day the Music Died (1977)

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Soundtracks

"For Delilah"
Written by Matteo Buranello, Riccardo Geria, Luca Buranello, Corrado Segato
Performed by Helene's Mates
Courtesy of Decca Records/Vina Records UK

User Reviews

Excellent

"Just excellent, excellent, excellent. This was a case of wonderful direction by this young director and I know there's a burning-bright star in Guy Kent's future. Stellar performance. Bravissimo.

The storyline itself was interesting and innovative and I enjoyed seeing Buddy in a whole new light. I should also mention that the rest of the cast was very dependable and an interesting bunch of characters that gave a good backdrop to the more serious Holly. I hope others get to see this, and I look forward to seeing what's next for this bunch.

And lastly, it's good to see an old-fashioned Hollywood story shot IN Hollywood."