- Country: USA
- Genres: Biography, Drama, Music
- Release: 1978-09-06
- Director: Steve Rash
- Writers: Alan Swyer , John Goldrosen , Robert Gittler
- Language: English
- Stars: Gary Busey , Don Stroud , Charles Martin Smith , Conrad Janis , William Jordan , Maria Richwine , Amy Johnston , Dick O’Neill , Fred Travalena , Neva Patterson
- Runtime: 114 min
- Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 6 nominations total
- AKA: The Buddy Holly Story (Norway) , La historia de Buddy Holly (Spain) , Buddy Holly'nin Hikayesi (Turkey) , The Buddy Holly Story (Canada) , The Buddy Holly Story (United States of America) , The Buddy Holly Story (Australia) , Opowieść o Buddym Hollym (Poland) , El show de Buddy Holly (Argentina) , Buddy Holly Story (Spain) , История Бадди Холли , Die Buddy Holly Story , The Buddy Holly Story , Die Buddy Holly Story (Germany) , The Buddy Holly Story (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , La historia de Buddy Holly (Argentina) , L'histoire de Buddy Holly (Canada) , Buddy Holly története (Hungary) , The Buddy Holly Story (United Kingdom) , Историята на Бъди Холи (Bulgaria) , Buddy Holly - En rocklegend (Sweden) , バディ・ホリー・ストーリー (Japan) , The Buddy Holly Story (Italy) , Povestea lui Buddy Holly (Romania) , A História de Buddy Holly (Brazil) , Buddy Holly (Finland) , The Buddy Holly Story (Finland)
- Plot: 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.
- IMDB:tt0077280
The Buddy Holly Story Cast · · · ALL
Steve Rash
Director
Gary Busey
Buddy Holly
Don Stroud
Jesse Charles
Charles Martin Smith
Ray Bob Simmons
Conrad Janis
Ross Turner
William Jordan
Riley
Amy Johnston
Cindy Lou
Dick O’Neill
Sol Gittler
Fred Travalena
Madman Mancuso
Neva Patterson
Mrs. Holly
Arch Johnson
Mr. Holly
John F. Goff
T.J.
Gloria Irizarry
Mrs. Santiago
Jody Berry
Engineer Sam
Jim Beach
Wilson
Gailard Sartain
Big Bopper
Albert Popwell
Eddie
Paul Mooney
Sam
M.G. Kelly
Avalon M.C.