Review of The Buddy Holly Story (1978) by Richard S — 04 Jan 2008

A wonderful portrayal of a genius musician. Perhaps inaccurate as with most biopics, but very insightful an entertaining.

This review of The Buddy Holly Story (1978) was written by Richard S on 04 Jan 2008.

The Buddy Holly Story has generally received positive reviews.

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By Russell G (1,053) on 18 Jul 2010

I respect The Buddy Holly Story above most other musician biopics because all of the music was performed live during the filming…

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By Rodney E (723) 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 Bruno L (623) on 21 May 2010

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By Evan H (764) on 25 Aug 2013

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By Jake S (662) on 01 Jan 2015

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By Christopher B (2,528) on 17 Mar 2013

If you enjoy any rock or rockabilly - this is worth seeing as nearly every musician that ever got airplay in the 60's or 70's owes Buddy a…

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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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By Lanky Man P (744) on 30 Nov 2013

Gary Busey was surprisingly good at playing the role of a rock legend. The film itself was way too weak…

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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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