Drama / Muziek / Biopic
USA,
1978, 113 min
Regie:
Steve RashScenario:
Robert GittlerCamera:
Stevan LarnerMuziek:
Joe RenzettiActeurs:
Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, Gailard Sartain, Maria Richwine, Dick O'Neill, Will Jordan, John F. Goff, Joe Renzetti (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
A powerful biography of '50s Texas rockabilly phenomenon Buddy Holly who took his band the Crickets to the top of the charts before a tragic airplane accident ended his life. Portrays Holly as regular, hardworking type who struggles with peers and the music industry before he makes it big with the huge hit "That'll Be The Day." Also details the final events leading up to the plane crash, en route to Minnesota in a snow storm on February 3, 1959, which also claimed the lives of Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. (officiële tekst van distribiteur)
(meer)Prijzen
- winnaar
- nominatie
Academy Awards
- 1979 - Joe Renzetti (Best Scoring of Music - Adaptation or Treatment)
- 1979 - Gary Busey (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1979 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1980 - Gary Busey (Most Promising Newcomer to Film)
Golden Globes
- 1979 - Gary Busey (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1978 - Gary Busey (New Generation Award)
- 1978 - Gary Busey (Best Actor)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1978 - Gary Busey (Best Actor)