Product Details

• Actors: Gary Busey, Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith
• Directors: Luis Valdez, Steve Rash
• Writers: Luis Valdez, Alan Swyer, John Goldrosen, Robert Gittler
• Producers: Bill Borden, Daniel Valdez
• Format: Color, NTSC, Full Screen, Anamorphic
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: September 13, 2005
• Run Time: 222 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000A50460
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,994 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Buddy Holly Story, the / La Bamba - Set" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

LA BAMBA: The life of rock & roll legend Richie Valens bursts across the screen in this celebrated, music-filled movie with star-making performances by Lou Diamond Phillips as Richie and Esai Morales as his half-brother, Bob. LA BAMBA depicts the 17-year-old Mexican-American's rocket rise to fame, from field laborer to rock star with a string of hit singles and a date with destiny. Fueled by Valens' hit songs performed by the Grammy®-winning Los Lobos as well as classic '50s tunes, LA BAMBA recreates the thrilling early days of rock and pays homage to the enduring legacy of a remarkable talent whose music crossed all borders. BUDDY HOLLY STORY: Gary Busey gives an electrifying, Oscar® 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 & 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® - winning score adaptation, Busey sings Holly's greatest hits in this dynamic tribute to one of the most influential rock n' rollers of all time and the legacy he left behind.

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For anyone who cares..., August 16, 2006

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Crazy Mofo (United States...) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Buddy Holly Story, the / La Bamba - Set (DVD)

I love La Bamba and the Buddy Holly Story is okay. This is a less expensive way to get them both. Both titles are listed as Widescreen on Amazon, as well as on the box and the slipcases for each DVD. The Buddy Holly Story, however, is a fullscreen DVD. La Bamba IS widescreen. I'm not sure if The Buddy Holly Story that is sold individually is labeled incorrectly or if it is just the one in this set.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Double features ripping us off?, January 19, 2008

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Adrian G. Ramirez - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buddy Holly Story, the / La Bamba - Set (DVD)

I have quite a large dvd collection (for a college student) that is somewhere between 300 and 400 movies and I've grown quite tired of picking up a double or triple feature set that purports all the movies to be in anamorphic widescreen and then when I put the movie in am disappointed that only one movie is and the other movies have "been formatted to fit this screen"

I'm sure the companies that put these films out don't stalk me to find out what my TV setup is like so I'll put this out there for them to read: I try to buy movies that are formatted for my screen - they say so on the back, it's called "anamorphic widescreen". If I wanted a horrendously cropped piece of crap I'd watch a laserdisc of "Let It Be".

As an avid movie watcher it tends to frustrate me when companies think they can do this to consumers - essentially a very backhanded bait and switch where they don't even tell you they've switched... Don't get me wrong, I love deals like this (2 movies for 6 bucks!) but I already owned La Bamba and wanted to get this for the Buddy Holly Story... Now I'm stuck with a cropped Holly DVD and 2 identical copies of La Bamba!

Do your research before you decide to buy a double feature from any of the major companies - sadly this is hard to do when (like me) you're always finding yourself at the store with the last copy of something like this on the shelf and can't go home to check online... On a good note, not all of the double/triple features are like this. Paramount tends to go a good job as well as MGM (and they put each movie on its own disc!)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock n'Roll Movie Bio's, March 8, 2007

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Earl Dickens (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buddy Holly Story, the / La Bamba - Set (DVD)

This collection of 2 of the best movies ever made on rock n' roll, showcases the lives of 2 of the most memorable stars of the late 50's, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens. Gary Bussey was nominated for his role as Buddy Holly and Lou Diamond Phillips shines as Ritchie Valens. These are 2 very nostalgic movies that will move everyone.