consider it basically low budget cast and this be a surprisingly good flick about the life and death of rock pioneer buddy holly . gary busey star a holly and who be one of the first to use an electric guitar for pretty much all his music . back up by his cricket and holly have a string of hit and become a bona fide star before his death in a plane crash along with richie valens and the big bopper . the film follow his rise to stardom and marriage to his sweetheart and eventual death . i like this film and believe that you will too . charles martin smith also do a great job in this film .