Some four decades after it was first filmed, a long-lost Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers documentary is finally scheduled for a theatrical release.
Directed by Cameron Crowe, ‘Heartbreakers Beach Party’ will hit the big screen in 2024, and after receiving a full restoration more than 40 years after it was shot in 1983, the film follows the iconic band as they recorded and promoted their fifth album ‘Long After Dark’, which will be reissued next month.
In a statement about what was his directorial debut that never made it to cinemas, Crowe said:
“‘Heartbreakers Beach Party’ occupies a special place in my heart. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers leaned into the making of the film with a kind of hilarious music-filled honesty that still feels fresh 40 years later. It was also my first experience as a director.” “The fact that it was yanked from MTV after only one airing at 2:00 A.M. just shows that it was indeed an outlandish feast for fans in all the best ways.” “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 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers film will be released in cinemas worldwide for two days only, October 17 and 20.
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Author: Saul Goode
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