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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

7.7/ 1020073h 59mNR

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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.

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

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Tom Petty

Tom Petty

Self

Ron Blair

Ron Blair

Self

Mike Campbell

Mike Campbell

Self

George Drakoulias

George Drakoulias

Self

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

Self (archive footage)

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Self

George Harrison

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison

Self (archive footage)