How did he not win an Oscar? Just finished the Buddy Holly Story and his performance, especially the last ten minutes, when he sings pieces of every hit while in concert. Busey sings live and absolutely nails Holly. I thought Busey was just a goof and maybe he is but this performance is golden.
Gary Busey as Buddy Holly.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 2, 2020 4:18 PM |
Thank you for sharing, OP! The world is captivated by your thoughts on Gary Busey!
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 24, 2020 7:52 PM |
You know he was nominated, right? Jon Voigt won, though...for "Coming Home."
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 24, 2020 7:58 PM |
R2 Voight should have won for Midnight Cowboy or Deliverance. Coming Home was not his be performance.
R1 Just move on. I didn't mean to disturb you with my spontaneous praise of a performance. I didn't ask for anything; I was simply sharing.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 24, 2020 8:04 PM |
^^be = best. Sheesh.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 24, 2020 8:05 PM |
I was shocked he didn't win, OP. He was also the only thing good about A Star Is Born, in my humble opinion.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 24, 2020 8:08 PM |
I saw that movie recently too. I thought he was tremendous!
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | May 29, 2020 1:03 AM |
He started going batshit crazy after BHS. He probably came in last in the voting (or Larry Olivier for the dumb Boys From Brazil). No way he was going to win over Voight, DeNiro or Beatty that year.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 29, 2020 1:14 AM |
R8 I thought the motorcycle accident caused his brain damage. He was batshit crazy prior to that? I know he was druggy crazy but no more than anyone else. The bad stuff came about because of his brain being caved in the motorcycle accident.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 29, 2020 1:22 AM |
I just saw the movie too, I guess we all saw the one on channel 13 last Saturday. He really was amazing, and the story was so interesting.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 29, 2020 1:31 AM |
Busey also did a good job in Barbarosa, a 1982 film starring Willie Nelson, directed by Fred Schepisi.
Give it a try.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | May 29, 2020 1:40 AM |
Busey made interesting choices. Try Carny - 1980 - with Jodie Foster, Robbie Robertson. Good stuff.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | May 29, 2020 1:46 AM |
He wasn't very well known before that film, but Jon Voight was.
It's rare for people to more-or-less come out of nowhere to win Best Actor or Best Actress. It DOES happen (as with Marlee Matlin, or with Audrey Hepburn), but it is rare.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | May 29, 2020 1:56 AM |
R13 Oscar history is littered with newbies or near newbies coming out of nowhere to win. It is not rare.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | May 29, 2020 10:12 PM |
R14 Hillary Swank comes to mind. Came out of nowhere. Wow. And now she owns TWO Oscars. Unbelievable.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | June 2, 2020 3:16 PM |
He was a great Buddy Holly, but the movie was full of baloney.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | June 2, 2020 3:30 PM |
R16 Great article - thank you!
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 2, 2020 4:18 PM |