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Hype!
Sign in to saveHype! (1996) is a documentary directed by Doug Pray about the popularity of grunge rock in the early to mid-1990s United States. It incorporates interviews and rare concert footage to trace the development of the grunge scene from its early beginning in neighborhood basements to its emergence as an explosive pop culture phenomenon. Hype! attempts to dispel some of the myths of the genre promulgated by media hype by depicting the grunge subculture from the point of view of people who were active in the scene. The film generally portrays this mythos in a satirical way while acknowledging that it
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7.4This documentary examines the Seattle scene as it became the focus of a merging of punk rock, heavy metal, and innovation. Building from the grass roots, self-promoted and self-recorded until break-out success of bands like Nirvana brought the record industry to the Pacific Northwest, a phenomenon was born.
Cast
- Jeff Ament as Self
- Mark Arm as Self
- Kurt Cobain as Self (archive footage)
- Chris Cornell as Self
- Dale Crover
- Dave Grohl
Themes
- heroin
- seattle, washington
- grunge
- rock music
- hard rock
- buzz
- garage rock
- 1990s
- music industry
- alternative music
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Hype!
- Film.image
- Hype! FilmPoster.jpeg
- Film.director
- Doug Pray
- Film.producer
- Steven Helvey
- Film.starring
- Numerous musicians
- Film.cinematography
- Robert Bennett
- Film.editing
- Doug PrayJoan Zapata
- Film.distributor
- Cinepix Film Properties
- Film.runtime
- 87 min.
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 84
- FilmAffinity ID
- 262345
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- publication date
- 1996-00-00
- title
- Hype!
- review score
- 7.5/10
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9 sectionsContents
- Release
- Reception
- Appearances
- Soundtrack
- Charts
- Award
- See also
- References
- External links
Hype! (1996) is a documentary directed by Doug Pray about the popularity of grunge rock in the early to mid-1990s United States. It incorporates interviews and rare concert footage to trace the development of the grunge scene from its early beginning in neighborhood basements to its emergence as an explosive pop culture phenomenon. Hype! attempts to dispel some of the myths of the genre promulgated by media hype by depicting the grunge subculture from the point of view of people who were active in the scene. The film generally portrays this mythos in a satirical way while acknowledging that it was media hype that helped propel some of these obscure bands to fame.
==Release== The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1996. It opened in two theaters (one in New York and one in Seattle) on November 8.