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Hype! (1995)

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Reviews Counted:5

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Average Rating:7.4/10

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: A clever chronicle of the commodification of the Pacific Northwest's celebrated "grunge" rock scene, whose members were lifted out of underground obscurity and propelled into the national... A clever chronicle of the commodification of the Pacific Northwest's celebrated "grunge" rock scene, whose members were lifted out of underground obscurity and propelled into the national spotlight--sometimes to their surprise--after the major-label success of the seminal grunge-pop trio Nirvana. Features rare interviews and performances from the gamut of grungesters, from the candy-pop stylings of The Posies to the rage rock of riot grrrls 7 Year Bitch and the country-punk swaggering of the Supersuckers. [More]

Starring: Nirvana, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, Fastbacks

Starring: Nirvana, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, Fastbacks, Gits, Melvins, 7 Year Bitch, Blood Circus, Coffin Break, Crackerbash, Dead Moon, Flop, Gas Huffer, Hammerbox, Love Battery, Mono Men, Posies, Seaweed, Some Velvet Sidewalk, Supersuckers, Young Fresh Fellows, Zipgun

Director: Doug Pray

Director: Doug Pray
Producer: Steven Helvey, Lisa Dutton, Pete Vogt
Story: Brian Levy

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