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Hype!

  • 1996
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
3.2K
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Hype! (1996)
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Music DocumentaryDocumentaryHistoryMusic

Documentary covering the growth and subsequent overexposure of the Seattle "grunge" music scene in the early 90sDocumentary covering the growth and subsequent overexposure of the Seattle "grunge" music scene in the early 90sDocumentary covering the growth and subsequent overexposure of the Seattle "grunge" music scene in the early 90s

  • Director
    • Doug Pray
  • Stars
    • 7 Year Bitch
    • Valerie M. Agnew
    • Carrie Akre
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Doug Pray
    • Stars
      • 7 Year Bitch
      • Valerie M. Agnew
      • Carrie Akre
    • 14User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Videos7

    Hype!
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    Clip 2:04
    Hype!
    Hype: Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit
    Clip 2:07
    Hype: Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit
    Hype: The Bands
    Clip 1:57
    Hype: The Bands
    Hype: The Bands Look Back On Their Performances
    Featurette 2:02
    Hype: The Bands Look Back On Their Performances

    Photos2

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    Top cast99+

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    7 Year Bitch
    • Themselves
    Valerie M. Agnew
    • Self - 7 Year Bitch
    • (as Valerie Agnew)
    Carrie Akre
    • Self - Hammerbox
    Jeff Ament
    Jeff Ament
    • Self - Pearl Jam
    Dawn Anderson
    • Self - Local Music Critic
    Michael Anderson
    • Self - Blood Circus
    Paul Arkin
    • Self - Band Practice Space Tour
    Mark Arm
    • Self - Mudhoney
    James Atkins
    • Self - Hammerbox
    John Atkins
    • Self - Seaweed
    Jon Auer
    • Self - The Posies
    Love Battery
    • Themselves
    Leighton Beezer
    • Self - Stomach Pump…
    Martin Bernier
    • Self - Some Velvet Sidewalk
    Nils Bernstein
    • Self - Sub Pop Records
    Don Blackstone
    • Self - Gas Huffer
    Don Blair
    • Self - Some Velvet Sidewalk
    Kurt Bloch
    • Self - The Fastbacks, The Young Fresh Fellows
    • Director
      • Doug Pray
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    10mudhoney10

    I loved it!

    An incredible reminder of the intense, passionate, and powerful grunge movement from the late 80s through the mid 90s. A wonderful 1996 surprise for any rock lover, but especially those loyal to the genre itself. The honest and direct interviews, commentaries, and live performances provide inspiration to all open to hear what the fuss (or should I say fuzz?) was all about.
    10noxvomica-3

    Great film documenting the hype and history surrounding the "seattle sound"

    This film documents what was is referred to as the "Grunge", or "Seattle scene". It goes into depth exploring the tools the media, and corporations used to exploit and market this scene.

    It goes back to the roots of grunge siting such bands as Skin Yard, Green River, and Mudhoney. One great thing about this film is the soundtrack. It's the best soundtrack since "Singles". It features The Gits, Mudhoney, Green River, The Fastbacks, etc.

    Watch this film. Watch live performances, interviews with SoundGarden, Pearl Jam, etc.
    Uthman

    Mosh from the comfort of your living room

    If you were above a certain age when the "Seattle sound" or "grunge rock" became the rage, HYPE! is a good place to catch up. I can't think of a single feature film that has concert performances from so many bands. Most songs are shown as excerpts rather than in full-length, but the clips are lengthy, and the musicians are shown in prolonged shots without the irritating frenetic cuts favored by post-MTV film editors. The concert footage has more the flavor of the 60's than the 90's. Although grunge rock was the signature of Generation X, both older and younger rock music fans will likely enjoy it.

    Most of the interview material will be best appreciated by fans of the genre. Other viewers will find that, away from the stage and their instruments, grunge rockers are no wittier or more entertaining than the musicians who preceded them.
    6ianperot

    Interesting but unremarkable

    If you're a fan of grunge, or suffering from an inexplicable bout of 90s nostalgia, then this film will no doubt make fascinating viewing. If, however, you want a film that goes beyond the story that everybody already knows, and delivers something more than a load of concert footage and an unnecessary (because really, who the hell doesn't already know this?) portrait of the cynical and exploitative nature of corporate America when faced with a new, marketable sub-culture, then it might not be worth bothering. Yes, the people from the bands all seem lovely, and there are a few neat moments here and there, but in the end this is really just an excuse for eighty minutes of second-tier, never-was grunge bands rocking. And do you really want to subject yourself to that? Hopefully, someone will eventually make a film about the history of punk rock that manages to be both entertaining and informative, and not just another tedious anti-corporate screed (apparently The Decline of Western Civilisation is such a film. I haven't seen it, but I intend to check it out) padded with footage of everyone's favourite bands from their first year of University.

    It's not bad. It's just not that great, either.
    eimpson

    Instructional

    This movie establishes two things: 1. Seattle has a great music scene. 2. So does every other large city. 2 and a half. Eventually the media finds you and ruins you.

    The events that went down in Seattle are nothing new and nothing old. Left to develop itself any local music scene will mature into something great. Whether or not the press/industry discovers this and shows up to suck the life out of it is up to fate. Hype! is a snapshot of money finding talent. The results range from crappy albums to suicide.

    What this film does accomplish is to procure a reaction of artists caught in the overwhelming process of being found. Suddenly you are being offered loads of cash to do the same thing you've been doing for years, or even decades, for next to nothing. This changes your output - you stop playing to the crowd and start playing to the money. The interviewees in Hype! recognize this and speak to it. This is where the movie succeeds. The musicians see what is happening for what it is and call it out. What they fail to do is reject it, but at least they leave a document for the next generation.

    At the end of the film there is a warning: Your town is next. Will the next town take the advice?

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    • Trivia
      When journalist Jonathan Gold was supposed to interview Chris Cornell for the documentary, Cornell slipped out of the building while the camera crew was still setting up its lights, so that guitarist Kim Thayil and drummer Matt Cameron ended up being the only band members talking about Soundgarden in the film.
    • Quotes

      Van Conner: We were the guy in high school who people used to beat up and we couldn't even talk to the pretty girls. I mean, we couldn't... we're nerds, goddammit!

    • Crazy credits
      The credits end with the statement "Your town is next."
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: 101 Dalmatians/Hype!/The Crucible/Palookaville/Ridicule (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Bandages
      Written by Crackerbash

      Performed by Crackerbash

      Courtesy eMpTy Records

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    • Release date
      • November 8, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Истерия!
    • Filming locations
      • Bellingham, Washington, USA
    • Production company
      • Helvey-Pray Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $268,520
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $106,599
      • Nov 22, 1996
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 24m(84 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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