The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Directed by Steve Rash · 114 min · Drama, Music
39.0 TOPICAL score · #2,763 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 (1978, directed by Steve Rash) has a TOPICAL score of 39.0 - ranked 2,763 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (137 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 21 languages.
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (137 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 21 languages
- Still read20,213 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gary Busey (actor #1,054), Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith (actor #1,175), Conrad Janis
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