A classic documentary about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is heading to theaters!
The film, “Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party,” will be in select theaters on October 17 and October 20.
The 1983 documentary, which aired ONCE on MTV, was also the directorial debut for Cameron Crowe.
“Heartbreakers Beach Party occupies a special place in my heart,” Crowe shared in a statement. “Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers leaned into the making of the film with a kind of hilarious music-filled honesty that still feels fresh forty years later. It was also my first experience as a director.
Crowe’s statement continued: “Thanks to Adria Petty and the Petty Estate, along with our co-filmmakers Danny Bramson, Phil Savenick, Doug Dowdle and Greg Mariotti, I’m so happy we’re bringing it back in all its reckless glory. The fact that it was yanked from MTV after only one airing at two a.m. [in 1983] just shows that it was indeed an outlandish feast for fans in all the best ways. Let that sucker blast!”