The Buddy Holly Story

1978 PG 1h 54m 7.2

The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death.

The musical career of rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly is chronicled, from the days when "Peggy Sue" was "Cindy Lou", a song about his first girlfriend, to the meteoric run of "That'll Be the Day" up the charts, to his marriage, breakup with the Crickets, reunion with the Crickets, and untimely death.

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Info about The Buddy Holly Story

Studio(s): Innovisions, Columbia Pictures

Originally Released: United States on May 18, 1978

Box Office Gross: $14,363,400.00

Budget: $1,200,000.00

Genres: Biography, Drama, Music