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06/24/06
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:14
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A powerful biography of '50s Texas rockabilly phenomenon Buddy Holly who took his band the Crickets to the top of the charts before a tragic airplane accident ended his life. Portrays Holly as... [More]
Starring: Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis
Director: Steve Rash
Reviews for The Buddy Holly Story
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12/06/05
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09/03/05
An exceptionally good musical biopic with a sensational performancy by Busey
02/19/05
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11/12/04
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08/04/04
The Buddy Holly Story moves us with the joyfulness of its music and the honest sentiment aroused in us by this gawky, shy rock singer and songwriter.
01/24/04
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09/05/03
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05/20/03
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12/30/02
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12/06/02
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11/07/02
Gary Busey's great performance offsets the fact that the script is about 80 percent fiction.
07/26/02
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