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Buddy
“The Buddy Holly Story”
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1h 37m
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Buddy (1999) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Buddy (1999) — a movie tagged as Music with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: "Buddy" tells the compelling story of the legendary rocker Buddy Holly and the three years in which he became the world's top recording artist. The show features over 20 of his greatest hits including "Peggy Sue", "That'll Be The Day", "Oh Boy", "Heartbeat", "Maybe Baby", "Rave On" and "Everyday," and end with the f… Our models also surface themes such as friendship from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~97 min).
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Synopsis
"Buddy" tells the compelling story of the legendary rocker Buddy Holly and the three years in which he became the world's top recording artist. The show features over 20 of his greatest hits including "Peggy Sue", "That'll Be The Day", "Oh Boy", "Heartbeat", "Maybe Baby", "Rave On" and "Everyday," and end with the fantastic 'Winter Dance Party' at Clear Lake, Iowa, where Buddy is joined on stage by the large-than-life Big Bopper ("Chantilly Lace") and pelvis thrusting Ritchie Valens ("La Bamba"). Filmed especially for DVD at the Novello Theatre in London's West End
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1999-10-01
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- TMDB rating
- 0.0
- TMDB ID
- 568932
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What is Buddy about?
"Buddy" tells the compelling story of the legendary rocker Buddy Holly and the three years in which he became the world's top recording artist. The show features over 20 of his greatest hits includ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Buddy?
The official runtime for Buddy is approximately 97 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
- A
Angus MacGregor
Buddy Holly
- G
Guy James
Jerry Allison
- S
Stephen Pallister
Joe B. Mauldin
- D
David Allman
Norman Petty
- C
Clair Carpenter
Vi Petty
- D
Diana Croft
Maria Elena
- J
John Simon Rawlings
The Big Bopper
- A
Alex Paez
Ritchie Valens
- J
Justin Butcher
- T
Tommy Donbavand
- T
Trevor Georges
- A
Angus Glen
- M
Matthew Hodgson

Christopher Howell
- P
Paulette Ivory
- S
Sean McElroy
- A
Alison Porter
- M
Melvin Reeves
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