ohhhh donna

i submit that the greatest scene in the history of american cinema comes from the 1987 ritchie valens biopic, la bamba. the scene i'm referring to comes at the very end of the film, right after ritchie, buddy holly and the big bopper buy the farm in a plane crash. ritchie's half brother, bob, stands on a bridge mourning his loss; his slow-motion memories of racing up a hill with his brother flash across the screen. santo and johnny's sleepwalk plays in the background. just as they reach the crest of the hill, the camera cuts to bob, alone the bridge, letting out a heart-wrenching "rittttchhhhhhieeeeee!"

i dare you to watch that film and not tear up.