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Hype!
Hype!

Hype!

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

08 November 1996

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jeff Ament

Jeff Ament

Self

Mark Arm

Mark Arm

Self

Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

Self (archive footage)

Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell

Self

Dale Crover

Dale Crover

Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl

Krist Novoselic

Krist Novoselic

Valerie M. Agnew

Valerie M. Agnew

Eddie Vedder

Eddie Vedder

Self

Kim Thayil

Kim Thayil

Thomas A. Doyle

Thomas A. Doyle

Carrie Akre

Carrie Akre

Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson

James Atkins

James Atkins

Jon Auer

Jon Auer

Leighton Beezer

Leighton Beezer

Martin Bernier

Martin Bernier

Kurt Danielson

Kurt Danielson

Elizabeth F. Davis

Elizabeth F. Davis

Matt Dresdner

Matt Dresdner

Roisin Dunne

Roisin Dunne

Jack Endino

Jack Endino

Bruce Fairweather

Bruce Fairweather

Stone Gossard

Stone Gossard

Tad Hutchison

Tad Hutchison

Calvin Johnson

Calvin Johnson

Matt Lukin

Matt Lukin

Scott McCaughey

Scott McCaughey

Buzz Osborne

Buzz Osborne

Bruce Pavitt

Bruce Pavitt

Dan Peters

Dan Peters

Jonathan Poneman

Jonathan Poneman

Jim Sangster

Jim Sangster

Ben Shepherd

Ben Shepherd

Eddie Spaghetti

Eddie Spaghetti

Ken Stringfellow

Ken Stringfellow

Steve Turner

Steve Turner

Selene H. Vigil

Selene H. Vigil

Kim Warnick

Kim Warnick

Mia Zapata

Mia Zapata

Matt Cameron

Matt Cameron

Susan Silver

Susan Silver

Self

Kurt Bloch

Kurt Bloch

Self

Lulu Gargiulo

Lulu Gargiulo

Self

Megan Jasper

Megan Jasper

Self

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