The read
A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 78/100. Scores higher than 88% of the 1,113 1970s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic78/100
134 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert GittlerScreenplay
- Steve RashDirector
- Joe RenzettiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gary BuseyBuddy Holly
- Don StroudJesse Charles
- Charles Martin SmithRay Bob Simmons
- Conrad JanisRoss Turner
- William JordanRiley
- Maria RichwineMaria Elena Holly
- Amy JohnstonCindy Lou
- Dick O'NeillSol Gittler
- Fred TravalenaMadman Mancuso
- Neva PattersonMrs. Holly
- Arch JohnsonMr. Holly
- John F. GoffT.J.
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Themes
rock 'n' rolldisc jockeybiographyrags to richesaffectionsingerairplane crashprice of fameblizzard1950s
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