Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)

7.6/10 239 min Documentary Music

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.

Cast

Tom Petty

Self

Ron Blair

Self

Mike Campbell

Self

George Drakoulias

Self

Johnny Cash

Self (archive footage)

Bob Dylan

Self

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Roy Orbison

Self (archive footage)

Rick Rubin

Self

Ringo Starr

Self

Jeff Lynne

Self

Stevie Nicks

Self

Benmont Tench

Self

Jimmy Iovine

Self

Jackson Browne

Self

Dave Stewart

Self

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