Hype! (1996)

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Hype! on IMDb 7.7/10 2,044 votes

Released:
1996-11-08

Overview:
This 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.

Director:
Doug Pray

Runtime:
1h 24min

Genre:
Documentary, Music

  • Cast:
  • Jeff Ament
    as
    Self
  • Mark Arm
    as
    Self
  • Kurt Cobain
    as
    Self (archive footage)
  • Chris Cornell
    as
    Self
  • Dale Crover