Interesting facts
Although Cameron Crowe's feature-film debut was 1989's "Say Anything," this music documentary in fact represented his first time in the director's chair.
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Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party
Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party
, 2024Documentary / 18+
Synopsis
In 2024, the long-thought lost 16mm reels of Tom Petty in Cameron Crowe’s first film, “Heartbreakers Beach Party”, were finally found. The classic ‘80s documentary captures Tom Petty and the band in 1982-1983 as they finish, promote, and tour around the “Long After Dark” album (their final with legendary producer Jimmy Iovine). After its initial airing on MTV in 1983, the film was deemed too experimental and abruptly pulled from the air. In the more than 40 years since, it has become folklore to fans, musicians and within the entertainment industry - even credited with inspiring scenes in Spinal Tap. The highly anticipated & fully remastered “Heartbreakers Beach Party” is a fun, candid, fast paced, & musically rich ride with America’s greatest rock & roll band, a time capsule of the dawn of the MTV era, and a rare & shining glimpse into Tom Petty’s lasting creative genius.
Cast
Mike Campbell
Howie Epstein
Benmont Tench
Stan Lynch
Tom Petty
Self
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Self
Director
Cameron Crowe
Film details
Runtime
1 hour 30 minutes
Production year
2024
Online premiere
11 March 2025
World premiere
1 February 1983
Release date
| 17 October 2024 | Germany | 0 | |
| 17 October 2024 | Great Britain | 15 | |
| 17 October 2024 | Netherlands | 6 | |
| 17 October 2024 | USA |
Worldwide Gross
$15,406
Production
Levels Audio
Also known as
Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party, Heartbreakers Beach Party, Tom Petty: Fiesta de la playa de Heartbreakers, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Beach Party
Updated 29 April 2025
Showtimes
Currently, the film is not showing in cinemas, but we can send you a message when this animated film returns to the box office.
