1 Movie Starring Conrad Janis

The Buddy Holly Story

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-11-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (5972 Reviews)

Director:

Steve Rash

Genres:

Biography Drama Music

Cast:

Gary Busey Don Stroud Charles Martin Smith Conrad Janis

Writer:

Alan Swyer (story)

John Goldrosen (book)

Robert Gittler (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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 with the Crickets, and untimely death.

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