The Buddy Holly Story | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

Gary Busey gives an electrifying, Oscar-nominated performance as Buddy Holly ? the musical genius from Lubbock, Texas, who changed the tune of rock ?n? roll history. With a groundbreaking combination of country music and rhythm & blues Buddy Holly and the Crickets (Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith) catapulted to national stardom in just tree short years with such hits as ?That?ll Be The Day,? ?It?s So Easy,? and ?Peggy Sue.? By the age of 22, Holly had it all: chart-topping singles, a beautiful wife, and international acclaim ? until tragedy ended a brilliant career...but not his music. In and Academy Award-winning score adaptation, Busey sings Holly?s greatest hits in this dynamic tribute to one of the most influential rock ?n? rollers of all time and the legacy he left behind.

Production Year:

1978

Released:

Tue, 09/07/1999

Run Time Minutes:

114

Rating:

Genres:

Drama

Genres:

Musical

Trailer:

Format Aspect Ratio:

1.85-Wide Screen

Resolution:

720x1280 HiRez

More Information:

HiDef-4 [d]

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

Dolby Surround

Actors:

Gary Busey - Charles Hardin 'Buddy' Holly

Actors:

Don Stroud - Jesse Charles (Crickets drummer)

Actors:

Charles Martin Smith - Ray Bob Simmons (Crickets bass)

Actors:

Conrad Janis - Ross Turner (head of Coral Records)

Actors:

William Jordan - Riley Randolph (owner, KDAV)

Actors:

Maria Richwine - Maria Elena Holly

Actors:

Amy Johnston - Cindy Lou (Lubbock girlfriend)

Actors:

Dick O'Neill - Sol Gittler (Apollo booking agent)

Actors:

Fred Travalena - Madman Mancuso (Buffalo DJ)

Actors:

Neva Patterson - Mrs. Ella Holly (Buddy's mother)

Actors:

John F. Goff - T J

Actors:

Gloria Irizarry - Mrs. Santiago (Maria's aunt)

Actors:

Jody Berry - Sam (engineer at Coral Records)

Actors:

Richard Kennedy - Preacher

Actors:

Jim Beach - Wilson

Actors:

Gailard Sartain - J.P. 'The Big Bopper' Richardson

Actors:

Albert Popwell - Eddie Foster (Coral Records AR man)

Actors:

Paul Mooney - Sam Cooke

Actors:

Freeman King - Apollo M.C

Actors:

Matthew 'Stymie' Beard - Luthor (Apollo stagehand)

Actors:

Bill Phillips Murry - Desk clerk at black hotel

Actors:

Joe Renzetti - Violinist #1

Actors:

Rajah Bergman - Schwartz (violinist #2)

Actors:

Alan Peterson - Eight-year-old

Actors:

Craig White - King Curtis

Actors:

John Walden - Six-year-old

Actors:

M.G. Kelly - Lenny Lawrence (Avalon MC)

Actors:

Jerry Zaremba - Eddie Cochran

Actors:

John B. Jarvis - Pianist, Eddie Cochran Band

Actors:

Richard Hayward - Drummer, Eddie Cochran Band

Actors:

David Miner - Bass, Eddie Cochran Band

Actors:

Jack Denbo - New York cabbie

Actors:

Paul Carmello - Mr Parker

Actors:

Robert Christopher - Alderson Cadillac salesman

Actors:

Jack Jozefson - Ed Sullivan Show stage manager

Actors:

Buddy Miles - Tour musician

Actors:

Loutz Gage - Ed Sullivan Show producer

Actors:

Peter Griffen - Ed Sullivan Show director

Actors:

Gilbert Melgar - Richie Valens

Actors:

John Fisher - Man in theater

Actors:

Will Jordan - Ed Sullivan

Actors:

Bill Lytle - Delbert

Actors:

Roulle - Barking Dog

Actors:

Cora - Ruby

Actors:

Arch Johnson - Lawrence O. Holly (Buddy's father)

Actors:

Mags Kavanaugh - Sissy Lou

Actors:

Hope Sage - Fan