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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.
$1,200,000
$14,363,400
May 18, 1978
Innovisions, Columbia Pictures
21 people
Gary Busey
Buddy Holly
Acting
Don Stroud
Jesse Charles
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Charles Martin Smith
Ray Bob Simmons
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Conrad Janis
Ross Turner
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William Jordan
Riley
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Maria Richwine
Maria Elena Holly
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Amy Johnston
Cindy Lou
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Dick O'Neill
Sol Gittler
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Fred Travalena
Madman Mancuso
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Neva Patterson
Mrs. Holly
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Arch Johnson
Mr. Holly
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John F. Goff
T.J.
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