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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Parallax ViewRichard T. Jameson[W]hat really puts the movie over is the actor in the title role, Gary Busey. |
| Chicago TribuneLynn Van MatreThe movie gets the feel right, and there's real energy in the concert scenes, especially the tricky debut of Buddy Holly and the Crickets as the first white act in Harlem's famous Apollo Theater. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenFine biopic which showcases a brilliant performance by Busey as Holly, and conveys a real, raw feeling for the music. |
| Washington PostGary ArnoldBusey did all his own singing and playing, as did Martin and Stroud as The Crickets, providing a welcome sense of realism. Busey's performance is terrific. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...a better-than-average behind-the-scenes drama that boasts a sterling turn from Busey and a whole lot of memorable music. |
| New YorkerMichael SragowThe facts in this pop biography are often hopelessly askew, but the story is carried by the unadulterated power of Gary Busey's original and insightful performance. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrThe plotting of this 1978 biopic is contrived, and director Steve Rash's feeling for Buddy Holly's time and place is virtually nil, but Gary Busey's performance is astonishing—less as an interpretation than as a total physical transformation. |
| The New York TimesVincent CanbyIt's Gary Busey's galvanizing solo performance that gives meaning to an otherwise shapeless and bland feature-length film about the American rock-and-roll star who was killed in a plane crash in 1959. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatThe 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. |
| tonymedley.comTony MedleyAn exceptionally good musical biopic with a sensational performancy by Busey |
