Review of The Buddy Holly Story (1978) by Timothy F — 14 Aug 2012

One of my favorite rock n rollers comes to life...sort of.

This review of The Buddy Holly Story (1978) was written by Timothy F on 14 Aug 2012.

The Buddy Holly Story has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jeff B (2,998) on 15 Jun 2011

Gary Busey May be a Bit Nuts Now, but he was Brilliant, Effective, & had Buddy Holly Down to a T in this Movie.Impressive Performance…

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By Rod E (628) on 16 Dec 2012

As a huge Buddy Holly fan I feel justified in my assessment. Too tame. Get's bogged down in middling factuality. Ignores the rebellion…

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By Toivo K (96) on 01 Apr 2013

I had no idea Gary Busey played Buddy Holly! What a performance. A good musician biopic all round…

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By The Critic ( (601) on 12 Aug 2012

A consistently compelling telling of one of the music industry's most important figures, 'The Buddy Holly Story' depicts a time when rock 'n…

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By Phil R (184) on 01 Apr 2011

It doesn't tell the whole story but still a major favorite of mine. What a shame he left so young…

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By Paul M (2,133) on 19 Jun 2010

It was refreshing to see a movie about a rock band with no drugs or alcohol abuse...or affairs...other than his band mates wanting time off,…

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By Alexander K (365) on 14 Jun 2013

Gary Busey was very talented in this biopic. I enjoyed it…

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By Robin P (467) on 01 Apr 2010

Excellent movie ( though its not acurate) and Gary Busey is actually real good and deserved the oscard nod…

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The 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…

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By Staffan Å (25) on 16 May 2011

Bra film, Gary Busey gÃ¶r en grym rollprestation…

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