Hype!
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Doug Pray
Valerie Agnew
Rob Skinner
Kurt Bloch
Steve Fisk
Dan Siegal
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An energetic and insightful record of the decade-long rise and reign of the Seattle music scene. Intimately and intricately filmed over a period of three years, HYPE! shifts back and forth between wry commentaries from Seattle insiders and rare concert footage of such bands as Soundgarden, The Young Fresh Fellows, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, The Posies, Flop, and Nirvana, including first-ever performance footage of "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Combining a genuine respect for its subject with an unprecedented degree of cooperation from the artists involved, HYPE! is a canny, kaleidoscopic chronicle of how the most home-grown of styles became the most hyped sound of the century.
Director
Doug Pray
Cast
Valerie Agnew
Rob Skinner
Kurt Bloch
Steve Fisk
Dan Siegal
Joe Newton
John Mortenson
Van Conner
Girl Trouble
Susie Tennant
Elizabeth Davis
Matt Wright
Blake Wright
Susan Silver
Leighton Breezer
Martin Rushent
Bruce Pavitt
Tad Doyle
John Atkins
Blood Circus
Kim Warnick
Megan Jasper
Some Velvet Sidewalk
Selene Vigil
Ledge Morrisette
Love Battery
Tom Price
Art Chantry
Matt Cameron
Chris Eckman
Dave Crover
Calvin Johnson
Steve Turner
Mark Arm
Kim Thayil
Daniel House
Eddie Vedder
Dawn Anderson
Nils Bernstein
Scott Maccaughey
Conrad Uno
Charles Peterson
Jeff Lorien
Jack Endino
Eddie Spaghetti
Tad Hutchison
Dave Crider
Aaron Roeder
Lulu Gargiulo
Mike Vraney
Carla Torgerson
Dead Moon
David Brooks
Peter Litwin
Don Blackston
Jim Sangster
Buzz Osborne
Ron Heathman
Jonathan Poneman
Barrett Martin
Kurt Danielson
Frank Harlan
Wade Neal
Crew
Valerie Agnew
Dawn Anderson
Julianne Anderson
Mark Arm
John Atkins
Ron Bartlett
Robert E Bennett
Robert E Bennett
Nils Bernstein
Don Blackston
Kurt Bloch
Leighton Breezer
David Brooks
Matt Cameron
Art Chantry
Van Conner
Dave Crider
Dave Crover
Kurt Danielson
Elizabeth Davis
Tad Doyle
Lisa Dutton
Lisa Dutton
Chris Eckman
Jack Endino
Steve Fisk
Lulu Gargiulo
Earl Ghaffari
Jonathan Gold
Frank Harlan
Ron Heathman
Steven Helvey
Daniel House
Tad Hutchison
Megan Jasper
Calvin Johnson
Lars Larson
Lars Larson
Brian Levy
Peter Litwin
Jeff Lorien
Scott Maccaughey
Barrett Martin
Ledge Morrisette
John Mortenson
Wade Neal
Joe Newton
Buzz Osborne
Bruce Pavitt
Charles Peterson
Charles Peterson
Jonathan Poneman
Doug Pray
Tom Price
Aaron Roeder
Martin Rushent
Jim Sangster
Jim Sangster
Matt Shaw
Matt Shaw
Dan Siegal
Susan Silver
Rob Skinner
Steve Smith
Eddie Spaghetti
Kari Stratton
Christopher Swenson
Susie Tennant
Kim Thayil
Carla Torgerson
Steve Turner
Conrad Uno
Eddie Vedder
Selene Vigil
Pete Vogt
Mike Vraney
Kim Warnick
Blake Wright
Matt Wright
Joan Zapata
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Expanded Release in United States December 6, 1996
Expanded Release in United States November 22, 1996
Released in United States Fall November 8, 1996
Released in United States January 1996
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States September 1996
Shown at Raindance Film Showcase in London October 22-31, 1998.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
Released in United States January 1996 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade Theater) as part of program "CineRock: Loud Films Rare Music" September 1-12, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Raindance Film Showcase in London October 22-31, 1998.)
Released in United States Fall November 8, 1996
Expanded Release in United States November 22, 1996
Expanded Release in United States December 6, 1996
