1978/05/18 (US) | Drama, Music
His story will have you singing, laughing, crying, cheering, and stomping your feet
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.
Steve Rash
Director
Robert Gittler
Screenplay
Gary Busey
Buddy Holly
Don Stroud
Jesse Charles
Charles Martin Smith
Ray Bob Simmons
Conrad Janis
Ross Turner
William Jordan
Riley
Maria Richwine
Maria Elena Holly
No Image
Amy Johnston
Cindy Lou
$ 1,200,000
$ 14,363,400
Released
Alan Swyer
Story
Joe Renzetti
Original Music Composer
Stevan Larner
Director of Photography
David E. Blewitt
Editor
Thomas L. Roysden
Set Decoration
Joel Schiller
Production Design