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Gary Busey, himself a part-time rock musician with Leon Russell's band, delivers Holly's hits adequately; his That'll Be the Day palls only when compared point-blank with the original. As an actor. Busey comes into his own this time around, after a career of character roles in little-seen films (Straight Time, The Last American Hero). Whether he is playing Holly as a hick in the big city or a lovesick husband or a teen-age idol, Busey always seems convincing. He brings a swagger to the musical numbers and an engaging buck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Memory Lanes | 7/24/1978 | See Source »

Goalkeeper Fillol kept the home country on top at the half by stopping a point-blank blast at the one-minute mark with a sliding kick save...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: 'Ar-gen-ti-na' Cries Break Out As Booters Take World Cup | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

Serge Savard had sent the game into OT when, with just 33 seconds left in regulation and Dryden on the bench, he flipped a bounding puck past Gerry Cheevers from point-blank range...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRO ROUNDUP | 5/22/1978 | See Source »

...fast break in the first half. We weren't breaking like we had to," Faught said. And while Harvard was missing easy passes on its break, Cornell was breaking furiously, taking helpless Harvard goalie Ken First high, low, east and west with easy point-blank shots. First had ten first-half saves, and he only had a chance on two of the ten goals...

Author: By John Donley and Robert Grady, S | Title: Harvard Sees Red | 4/20/1978 | See Source »

...Harvard turned in a respectable performance, but any chances they had for an upset were smothered by the brilliant play of Red goalie John Griffin. Griffin allowed just five goals in three quarters of action, making Cornell's cage seem virtually impenetrable as he repelled--among other volleys--four point-blank shots from Faught, Bill Forbush and Martin (twice...

Author: By John Donley and Robert Grady, S | Title: Harvard Sees Red | 4/20/1978 | See Source »

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