Is The Buddy Holly Story scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Buddy Holly Story violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Buddy Holly Story sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Buddy Holly Story easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Buddy Holly Story end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Buddy Holly Story

Name: The Buddy Holly Story
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1978
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, William Jordan

His story will have you singing, laughing, crying, cheering, and stomping your feet

Directed by Steve Rash

Produced by Innovisions, Columbia Pictures

1978114 min7.2 / 10

A warm, energetic biographical celebration of Buddy Holly's rise in rock 'n' roll, tempered by the knowledge of his tragic early death and the creative struggles that defined his brief career.

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.

Clusters

Bittersweet Second Chances Biographical Drama Kindness And Love Music And Musicians Musicians And Performers

Genres

Drama Music

Keywords

Rock 'n' Roll Disc Jockey Biography Rags To Riches Affection Singer Airplane Crash Price Of Fame Blizzard 1950s

Questions people ask

Is The Buddy Holly Story scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Buddy Holly Story violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Buddy Holly Story sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Buddy Holly Story easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Does The Buddy Holly Story end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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