Buddy Holly Story to show at Aztec this Saturday

The Buddy Holly Story will be shown at the Aztec Theater this Saturday, July 28, as part of the Aztec Reel Deal movie series for season ticket holders, or for $6 per ticket, including free water and popcorn, for those that prefer to pick and choose which movies to attend.

The 1978 film about the life of rock and roll artist Buddy Holly was based upon a biography of the musician written by John Goldrosen. It won an Academy Award for the musical score. 

Holly, played by Gary Busey, joined with friends Jesse Charles (Don Stoud), and Ray Bob Simmons (Charles Martin Smith) to form “The Crickets,” a rock and roll band.

The film directed by Steve Rash follows Holly and “The Crickets” during their rise in popularity, their breakup, and the almost reunion that was prevented by the accident that took the life of Holly when he was 22 years old.

The Aztec box office will open at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, and the film is set to start rolling across the big screen of the historic downtown theater at 7:00 p.m.