Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

2007·239'

Peter Bogdanovich

DocumentaryMusic

★ 7.6

Letterboxd TMDB #31147

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