Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007
7.7 (30)
3 hr 59 min
English
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Keywords
- rock 'n' roll
- blues rock
- roots rock
- heartland rock
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Top Cast
Tom Petty as Self
Ron Blair as Self
Mike Campbell as Self
George Drakoulias as Self
Johnny Cash as Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan as Self
George Harrison as Self (archive footage)
Roy Orbison as Self (archive footage)
Top Crew
Peter Bogdanovich · Director
Ted Hayash · Cinematographer
Bill Berg-Hillinger · Editor
Skot Bright · Producer
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