Summary:
From the time he was a high-school student in Lubbock, Texas until his tragic death at age 22 in 1959, Buddy Holly ignored the condemnation by townspeople and his conservative relatives and dedicated his life to the new music he became famous for performing: rock 'n roll. Gary Busey stars as Buddy Holly in this widely acclaimed big-screen biography and sings well enough on camer... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Gary Busey - (Buddy Holly)
Don Stroud - (Jesse)
Charles Martin Smith - (Ray Bob)
Maria Richwine - (Maria Elena Holly)
Conrad Janis - (Ross Turner)
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Review:
Music that helped pioneer the rock era is at the heart of this biopic of the 1950s American songster whose life was cut short at age 22 in a plane crash. The most remarkable aspect of this film is Gary Busey's dead-on portrayal of Holly. Busey sings Holly's songs himself, and he makes the character his own without trying too hard to mat... Continue >>

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