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

7.7/10 • 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

Ron Blair

Mike Campbell

George Drakoulias

Johnny Cash

Self (archive footage)

Bob Dylan

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Roy Orbison

Self (archive footage)

Rick Rubin

Ringo Starr

Jeff Lynne

Stevie Nicks

Benmont Tench

Stan Lynch

Jimmy Iovine

Jackson Browne

Self

Dave Stewart

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