Runnin' Down a Dream (film)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream | |
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Directed by | Peter Bogdanovich |
Produced by | Skot Bright George Drakoulias |
Starring | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Jeff Lynne Stevie Nicks Dave Grohl George Harrison Eddie Vedder Rick Rubin |
Edited by | Jeffrey Doe Mary Ann McClure Bill Berg-Hillinger John Gutierrez |
Release date |
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Running time | 238 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Runnin' Down a Dream is a 2007 documentary film about
The film was commercially released as part of a four-disc box set. The film spanned the first two discs, while the 30th anniversary concert and a CD of rare tracks were the components of the remaining two discs. On October 28, 2008, a two-disc version set of the film, featuring previously unreleased bonus performances, but not the Gainesville concert or audio CD, was released to the public.
DVD track listing
Disc 1
"Main Feature DVD (Part 1)"
- Gainesville 2006
- Elvis
- What's in a Name
- Mike
- Benmont
- B.Y.O.F. (Build Your Own Festival)
- Fast Forward
- Deals
- A Broken Bond
- Ron & Stan
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Third
- Fuel
- Howie
- Poet
Disc 2
"Main Feature DVD (Part 2)"
- Bob Dylan
- Strange Coincidences
- Scott
- The Bottom Line
- Steve
- John
- Round Trip
- Rock & Roll Heaven
- Runnin' Down a Dream (End credits)
Disc 3
"One 30th Anniversary Concert DVD"
- "Listen to Her Heart" (Tom Petty)
- "Mary Jane's Last Dance" (Tom Petty)
- "I Won't Back Down" (Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne)
- "Free Fallin'" (Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne)
- "Saving Grace" (Tom Petty)
- "Ellas McDaniel, Koko Taylor)
- "Oh Well" (Peter Green)
- "Handle with Care" (Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty)
- "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (with Stevie Nicks) (Tom Petty, Mike Campbell)
- "I Need to Know" (with Stevie Nicks) (Tom Petty)
- "It's Good to Be King" (Tom Petty)
- "Down South" (Tom Petty)
- "Southern Accents" (Tom Petty)
- "Insider" (with Stevie Nicks) (Tom Petty)
- "Learning to Fly" (Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne)
- "Don't Come Around Here No More" (Tom Petty, Dave Stewart)
- "Runnin' Down a Dream" (Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Mike Campbell)
- "You Wreck Me" (Tom Petty, Mike Campbell)
- "Mystic Eyes" (Van Morrison)
- "American Girl" (Tom Petty)
Disc 4
"Bonus Soundtrack CD"
- "Breakdown" (Tom Petty) – Rehearsal 1977, Los Angeles, CA
- "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" (Tom Petty) – Top Of The Pops, UK, June 16, 1977
- "Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)" (Tom Petty) – Old Grey Whistle Test, UK, June 20, 1978
- "American Girl" (Tom Petty) – Fridays, June 6, 1980
- "Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid)" (Tom Petty) – Fridays, June 6, 1980
- "Stories We Could Tell" (John Sebastian) – Recorded at the Record Plant, Hollywood, CA, 1982
- "Keeping Me Alive" (Tom Petty) – Recorded at the Record Plant, Hollywood, CA, 1982
- "Honey Bee" (Tom Petty) – Saturday Night Live, November 19, 1994
- "Lost Highway" (Leon Payne) – Rehearsal at CenterStaging, Burbank, CA, May 19, 2006
Reception
The film received mostly positive feedback from film critics. The film won a Grammy for Best Music Film. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 100% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 5 reviews, with an average score of 8.1/10.[3] Nick Schager of Slant Magazine reviewed the documentary saying, "Employs a warm and leisurely, though never sluggish, pace that's upfront about Bogdanovich's intention to take his sweet time tackling every topic of relevant interest."[4] Ronnie Schreib of Variety, reviewed it saying: "A feast for Petty fans and a joyous confirmation of the vitality of the collective creative process we."[5] Dan Lybarger, of eFilmCritic.com, said: "Peter Bogdanovich's new documentary about the life and career of Florida-born rocker Tom Petty runs nearly four hours and never fails to engage or entertain."[6]
Personnel
- Tom Petty – vocals, guitar, percussion (on Disc 3, track 6)
- Mike Campbell – guitar
- Benmont Tench – keyboards, backing vocals
- Ron Blair – bass, backing vocals (on Disc 3, and Disc 4, tracks 1–5 & 9)
- Scott Thurston – guitar, synthesizer, harmonica, vocals (on Disc 3, and Disc 4, tracks 8 & 9)
- percussion(on Disc 3, and Disc 4, track 9)
- Stevie Nicks – vocals, tambourine on "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", "I Need to Know", "Insider", "Learning to Fly", "Don't Come Around Here No More" and "American Girl" (on Disc 3)
- Howie Epstein – bass, backing vocals (on Disc 4, tracks 6–8)
- Stan Lynch – drums, percussion, backing vocals (on Disc 4, tracks 1–7)
- Phil Jones – percussion (on Disc 4, tracks 6 & 7)
- Dave Grohl – drums (on Disc 4, track 8)
References
- ^ Runnin' Down a Dream to be Re-released Across the U.S. and Canada October 28.
- ASIN B00486HAN2. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ Schager, Nick (2007-10-13). "Review: Runnin' Down a Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie (2007-10-14). "Runnin' Down a Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers". Variety. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ Lybarger (2007-11-07). "Movie Review - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Running Down a Dream". eFilmCritic. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2023-03-04.