Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

Oct 14, 2007

3h 59m

★ 7.6

Overview

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich and packed with rare concert footage and home movies, this documentary explores the history of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, including Petty's famous collaborations and notorious clashes with the record industry. Interviews with musical luminaries including Jackson Browne, George Harrison, Eddie Vedder, Roger McGuinn, Jeff Lynne, Dave Stewart and Petty himself shed some revelatory vision.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Self

Tom Petty

Self

Ron Blair

Self

Mike Campbell

Self

George Drakoulias

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Cash

Self

Bob Dylan

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Roy Orbison

Self

Rick Rubin

Self

Ringo Starr

Self

Jeff Lynne

Self

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