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

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Peter Bogdanovich

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

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

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

Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich

Produced by
Skot Bright	....	producer

Cinematography by
Ted Hayash
David Sammons
Patrick Alexander Stewart

Film Editing by
Jeffrey Doe
Mary Ann McClure

Sound Department
Tom Condon	....	production sound mixer
Elliott Cowand	....	sound recordist
Shaun Cunningham	....	sound editor
Adrian Ordonez	....	sound editor
Brian Riordan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matt Slivinski	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Aldo Ruggiero	....	Shake artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Lawles Bourque	....	assistant camera
Bruce Dorfman	....	additional photographer
Zachary Sieffert	....	first assistant camera
Marc Surette	....	assistant camera
Martijn Veltman	....	gaffer

Editorial Department
Danica Barnes	....	on-line editor
Bill Berg-Hillinger	....	supervising editor
Nicholas Corrao	....	assistant editor
Bob Curreri	....	colorist
Rosanne Tan	....	assistant on-line editor

Music Department
Ryan Ulyate	....	supervising music mixer

Other crew
Scott Ulrich	....	title designer: main titles

Distributors

• Sundance Channel (2007) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Alpha Dogs  post-production facilities

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)" (????)

Great doc

I recently saw Amazing Journey about The Who and thought that was a very good doc. I resisted this one because of the running time (nearly 4 hours) but I sat down this afternoon and watched it. I'm about the same age as Petty so I kind of "grew up" with his music but I forget sometimes how great he is--how profound yet simple his lyrics are. This doc shows his long journey from a kid who just played a little music with his friends to the giant Rock & Roll hall of famer he became. I'll agree with some here who said he appears to be a laid back, go with the flow type of guy. However, there is something just underneath the surface shows how dedicated and driven he is as an artist. Band members came and went but none of them seemed bitter--just grateful to have been part of the experience until separate interests drove them to pursue other things. Even though it's a long film, it moves along and engages the viewer (it probably would help if you're a fan of the music.) All I can say is that toward the end of the movie, I was willing to break my long standing POV that I would never go to another concert. I want to see them in concert now. I probably won't but it did bring back a lot of memories and good feelings about a really great man and his music.