The Buddy Holly Story: Directed by Steve Rash. With Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis. The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death.

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The musical career of rock and roll pioneer 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 …

One of the joys of The Buddy Holly Story is that it makes do with almost no budget and still delivers a delightful, music-filled two hours of entertainment. Forget the fact that the only historical accuracy in TBHS is that Holly was a musician and he died in a plane crash.

The Buddy Holly Story Jump to Academy Awards, USA (3) BAFTA Awards (1) Golden Globes, USA (1) Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2) National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1) New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1)

Written by Buddy Holly (uncredited), Jerry Allison (uncredited) and Norman Petty (uncredited)

Maria Elena Holly : My aunt is very concious of these things. Buddy Holly : Are you kidding me with this stuff about your aunt? You're not kidding?

Buddy Holly : Wait, just wait a minute, just wait a minute, let me explain one thing to you. I have never, ever chased after a girl before in my life and it feels funny to me.

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