Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback 29 years old

From the lyrical juxtapositions of two generations of teenagers in "Free Fallin'" to the award winning "Mary Jane's Last Dance" featuring Kim Bassinger, Petty treated his clips as small films. The narrative "Into the Great Wide Open," which features Faye Dunaway and Johnny Depp, actually resulted in offers to make Petty's story/song into a full length motion picture. Petty's reaction was, "It already is." Here are the best videos of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, a powerful document of the early evolution of a new kind of art -- and some rockin' tunes by a great band. --Bill Flanagan, September 1995

Credits

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback Cast

Name	Character
Mike Campbell
Tom Petty He was 44, 67 years old when he died
Howie Epstein He was 39, 47 years old when he died

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback Crew

Name	Department