Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died (1999)
On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.
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Jim Forbes as Narrator (voice) |
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Buddy Holly as Self (archive footage) |
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The Big Bopper as Self (archive footage) |
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Ritchie Valens as Self (archive footage) |
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Tommy Allsupp as Self |
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Gary Busey as Self |
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Bob Hope as Self (archive footage) |
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Waylon Jennings as Self |
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Don McLean as Self |
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Lou Diamond Phillips as Self |
| Writing | Gay Rosenthal | Writer |