The Buddy Holly Story

Starring: Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, et al.

Product Description

Gary Busey gives an electrifying, Oscar(r) nominated performance (Best Actor-1978) as Buddy Holly, the musical genius from Lubbock, Texas, who changed the tune of rock n' roll history. With a groundbreaking combination of country music and rhythm and blues, Buddy Holly and the Crickets (Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith) catapulted to national stardom in just three short years with such hits as "That'll Be the Day," "It's So Easy," and "Peggy Sue." By the age of 22, Holly had it all: chart-topping singles, a beautiful wife, and international acclaim until tragedy ended a brilliant career but not his music. In an Academy Award(r) - winning score adaptation, Busey sings Holly's greatest hits in thisdynamic tribute to one of the most influential rock n' rollers of all time and the legacy he left behind.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 043396080195
• Release Date: May 2003
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Ent
• Director: Rash, Steve
• Starring: Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Bill Jordan, Maria Richwine, Conrad Janis, Albert Popwell, Amy Johnston, Jim Beach, John F. Goff
• Runtime: 1 hour, 53 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Full Screen; Closed-captioned; Color; Dolby
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher