Reportedly the John Wayne movie “The Searchers” was seen in a theater in Texas by Buddy Holly and his friends in the summer of 1956. They were so impressed with Ethan’s (John Wayne) repeated use of the phrase “That’ll be the day” that they used it as the title for their now standard rock song, which they composed soon after.
RE: Reportedly the John Wayne movie “The Searchers” was seen in a theater in Texas by Buddy Holly and his friends in the summer of 1956. They were so impressed with Ethan’s (John Wayne) repeated use of the phrase “That’ll be the day”
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I remember this specific dialog in the movie:
[After a long fruitless search for the girl ]
Reverend Clayton: You wanna quit Ethan?
Ethan: That’ll be the day.