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

Director:

Peter Bogdanovich

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Rock Star | Singer | 2000s | Music Business | Rock Music

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ron Blair	...	Himself
Mike Campbell	...	Himself
Johnny Cash	...	Himself (archive footage)
George Drakoulias	...	Himself
Bob Dylan	...	Himself
Howie Epstein	...	Himself (archive footage)
Steve Ferrone	...	Himself
Jimmy Iovine	...	Himself
Stan Lynch	...	Himself
Jeff Lynne	...	Himself
Stevie Nicks	...	Herself
Roy Orbison	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tom Petty	...	Himself
Rick Rubin	...	Himself
Ringo Starr	...	Himself
Benmont Tench	...	Himself
Scott Thurston	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Untitled Tom Petty Documentary (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:239 min (Director's Cut DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Soundstage: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Live from Gatorville: Part 1 (#6.1)" (2008)

The Best Rock Doc Ever

The best rock documentary ever! The archival footage of concerts and especially recording sessions is precious! Dylan, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Roger McGuinn a pantheon of icons all interconnected to the story of TP! Peter Boganovich, did justice to the music and story by not editing this down to a theater friendly 90 minutes. The stories behind the songs were fascinating and I never realized or appreciated Tom's battles with the "industry". Like one of the interviewees commented, I too can remember where I was, what was going on in my life when a certain Tom Petty & Heartbreakers song was astaple of FM rock. 30 years; at the end I felt oh so old, wondering where did the time go?