A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound. Holly and his band, the Crickets, are first invited to record in Nashville, where they encounter creative differences with the producing staff. Later they play a major booking at the Apollo Theater, scheduled there under the mistaken assumption that they're a black band. Holly's career eventually goes solo -- until the tragic day the music dies.
The Buddy Holly Story has generally received positive reviews.
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The Buddy Holly Story was released in 1978 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 145 reviews, giving The Buddy Holly Story (1978) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 77%.
With a score of 74%, The Buddy Holly Story is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1978, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1978 with similar scores include films like Dawn of the Dead and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
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