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Tom Petty's Career on Film: Watch the Trailer for "Runnin' Down a Dream"

October 9, 2007 6:36 PM ET

Click above to watch the trailer for Peter Bogdanovich's documentary Runnin' Down a Dream, which tells the story of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' thirty-year journey and explores Petty's own wanderings as a member of Traveling Wilburys and a solo performer. The film — which features testimonials from Eddie Vedder, Rick Rubin, Stevie Nicks, Johnny Depp and Dave Grohl, and footage of Petty playing alongside Bob Dylan, Vedder and many other artists — will screen October 14th at the 2007 New York Film Festival and in select cities the following day, and will then air on Sundance October 29th. A deluxe DVD release will hit Best Buy stores on the 16th.

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