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Hype! (1996)

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Doug Pray's entertaining and opinionated documentary on the Seattle music scene takes the (admittedly unusual) position that the Grunge Explosion of the mid-1990s was the worst thing to happen to rock music in the Pacific Northwest. Hype! depicts Seattle as a town where a fertile musical community with a distinctive sound and style grew largely because it was ignored by the rest of the world. Once the unexpected success of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden made Seattle the rock capital of the

Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.

Musical & Performing Arts, Documentary

Directed By: Doug Pray

In Theaters: Nov 8, 1996 Wide

On DVD: Dec 21, 2004

Lionsgate

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Eddie Vedder
Interviewee (Pearl Jam ...
Bruce Pavitt
Interviewee (Co-founder...

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I'm on a rock doc kick at the moment and it's been about a decade since I watched this film. We used to watch this film all the time in high school.shit.I've dated myself.Anyways, if you like music and you remember the 90s, this movie is a must see. Is grunge 'retro' yet? I think it might be time to get the band

July 20, 2010

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Required viewing for fans of grunge music, this is just an extremely well-made documentary. Filled with candid, insightful interviews and incredible music, it's an evocative portrait of a wild phase in rock music. As someone who loves grunge, I was captivated by this film.

February 3, 2010