- Actors: Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, William Jordan
- Directors: Steve Rash
- Writers: Alan Swyer, John Goldrosen, Robert Gittler
- Producers: Edward H. Cohen, Frances Avrut-Bauer, Fred Bauer, Fred T. Kuehnert
- Language English
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Fabulous Films
- VHS Release Date: 23 Dec 2002
- Run Time: 114 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004SC7D
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 14,371 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Genuine, warm-hearted account of the Great One's life. Gary Busey is brilliant (and one doesn't often say that about him) - bear in mind he did ALL his own playing and singing. The final concert section is as live and very evocative of the excitement Buddy's music generated. A great sense of the time created by attention to details, and the "story" driven on by sharp dialogue and a beautiful handling of Holly's all-too-short romance and marriage.Recommended without hesitation.
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I first saw this film when I was little and was very touched by it, so it seemed obvious to buy it when it came out on DVD. After having studied the life of Buddy Holly I found this film to be very true to life.
Gary Busey made an excellent Buddy Holly and is very talented with regards to music as well as acting since none of the origional scores were used in the film and Busey performed each one of Holly's songs. A friend of mine remarked that if you heard Busey singing and were not aware that it was him you would swear it were Buddy Holly.
I found the special features of this DVD very good. I enjoy listening to the auido commentary with the film's director (Steve Rash) and Gary Busey, it is interesting to be shown the human errors and mistakes which makes the film so realistic and believable.
I would highly recomend this DVD to any fans of Rock 'n' Roll and of course, the man himself, Buddy Holly. It will be a film that I will continue to watch for the rest of my life.
Gary Busey made an excellent Buddy Holly and is very talented with regards to music as well as acting since none of the origional scores were used in the film and Busey performed each one of Holly's songs. A friend of mine remarked that if you heard Busey singing and were not aware that it was him you would swear it were Buddy Holly.
I found the special features of this DVD very good. I enjoy listening to the auido commentary with the film's director (Steve Rash) and Gary Busey, it is interesting to be shown the human errors and mistakes which makes the film so realistic and believable.
I would highly recomend this DVD to any fans of Rock 'n' Roll and of course, the man himself, Buddy Holly. It will be a film that I will continue to watch for the rest of my life.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I shall start off by saying, I agree with everything the previous reviewer has said. To add to/expand on this, it was well acted and very convincing; if you didn't know the soundtrack is not Buddy Holly's original, you wouldn't easily guess.
You can really feel the whole era of the 50s in this film, and it's fascinating of course to think of the historical context, eg a white man breaking through in a black man's musical world.
Buddy Holly changed the face of rock n roll, and of music per se, in such a short time; we can only imagine what wonders were left to unfold had he not been so tragically and suddenly curtailed.
A must for fans of the 50s, rock n roll and of Buddy Holly.
You can really feel the whole era of the 50s in this film, and it's fascinating of course to think of the historical context, eg a white man breaking through in a black man's musical world.
Buddy Holly changed the face of rock n roll, and of music per se, in such a short time; we can only imagine what wonders were left to unfold had he not been so tragically and suddenly curtailed.
A must for fans of the 50s, rock n roll and of Buddy Holly.
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Not The True Buddy Holly Story
Despite what someone else said, this is NOT the true Buddy Holly story. It is The Buddy Holly Story according to Hollywood, or where ever the film was made. Read more
Published 2 months ago by I. C. Ross
Nice to get a Wide Screen version of this film
But your European Blu Rays are much lower in quality compared to U.S. Blu Rays.
Of the 4 Blu Rays from Europe I purchased, this was the best.
Of the 4 Blu Rays from Europe I purchased, this was the best.
Published 4 months ago by chuckju
Valenzuela
A very good depiction of the era, as it was. Well acted and excellent music. An item well worth having.
Published 8 months ago by Peter E. Bradley
The Buddy Holly Story
LOVE IT. Music in it is fantastic. Sing all the way through it. I love Amazon. You can find everything from this website. Read more
Published 10 months ago by dr
buddy holly
went to see the live show and bought the video on the strength of it it didnt disappoint. i am a 60 s child and this took me right back to my youth.
Published 10 months ago by Mrs. C. J. Grant
The Buddy Holly Story
This is the best biopic of a performer (any performer), that I have seen.
It can be watched time and time again just to see the stages performances alone, Gary Busey will soon... Read more
It can be watched time and time again just to see the stages performances alone, Gary Busey will soon... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. R. A. Loades
Blu-ray bummer
Admirers of this superior biopic should not waste their money on this abysmal Blu ray transfer.
The print is dirty, chapters are badly planned, and worst of all, the image is... Read more
The print is dirty, chapters are badly planned, and worst of all, the image is... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Anthony Clarke
Avoid, Avoid, Avoid on Blu Ray
This is WORST blu ray that I have ever seen. I have over 400 blu rays and I have not found one BR that has a worse picture quality than my DVD of the same movie...until now. Read more
Published 14 months ago by C. Boling
poor blu ray quality
did I write 'poor quality'in the title? There's no blu ray image quality at all...
It's the worst transfer to blu ray I had to witness until now. Read more
It's the worst transfer to blu ray I had to witness until now. Read more
Published 14 months ago by YD.
A What-a-caster?!
Buddy Holly is a young Texan rock `n' roll singer with bad eyesight and teeth like the grill of a crashed Buick who finds himself at odds with virtually everyone he comes across in... Read more
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