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{{short description|1996 rockumentary directed by Doug Pray}} {{Infobox film |name = Hype! |image = Hype! FilmPoster.jpeg |caption = |director = [[Doug Pray]] |producer = [[Steven Helvey]] |writer = |narrator = |starring = Numerous musicians |music = |cinematography = Robert Bennett |editing = Doug Pray<br>[[Joan Zapata]] |distributor = [[Cinepix Film Properties]] |released = {{Film date|1996|11|08}} |runtime = 87 min. |country = [[United States|USA]] |language = [[English language|English]] |budget = }} '''''Hype!''''' ([[1996 in film|1996]]) is a documentary directed by [[Doug Pray]] about the popularity of [[grunge]] rock in the early to mid-1990s United States. It incorporates interviews and rare concert footage to trace the development of the grunge scene from its early beginning in neighborhood basements to its emergence as an explosive [[popular culture|pop culture]] phenomenon. ''Hype!'' attempts to dispel some of the myths of the genre promulgated by [[media hype]] by depicting the grunge subculture from the point of view of people who were active in the scene. The film generally portrays this [[mythos]] in a satirical way while acknowledging that it was media hype that helped propel some of these obscure bands to fame. ==Release== The film premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in January 1996. It opened in two theaters (one in New York and one in Seattle) on November 8.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=November 8, 1996|page=3|title=Weekend openers}}</ref> ==Reception== The film holds a 93% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 27 reviews with an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average rating]] of 7.5/10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hype |title=Hype! (1996)- Rotten Tomatoes |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=October 3, 2021}}</ref> ==Appearances== ''Hype!'' includes interviews and performances from bands (primarily oriented with the [[Sub Pop Records]] axis) such as [[Tad (band)|TAD]], [[Blood Circus (band)|Blood Circus]], [[Mudhoney (band)|Mudhoney]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Soundgarden]], [[Coffin Break]], [[The Gits]], [[Love Battery]], [[Flop (band)|Flop]], [[The Melvins]], [[Some Velvet Sidewalk]], [[Mono Men]], [[Supersuckers]], [[Zipgun]], [[Seaweed (band)|Seaweed]], [[Pearl Jam]], [[7 Year Bitch]], [[Hovercraft (band)|Hovercraft]], [[Gas Huffer]], and [[Fastbacks]]. It also features interviews with band manager [[Susan Silver]], record producers [[Jack Endino]] and [[Steve Fisk]], and photographer [[Charles Peterson (photographer)|Charles Peterson]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hypethemovie.com/film.html |title=Hype! Film |website=hypethemovie.com |access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref> Along with the DVD that comes with Nirvana's ''[[With the Lights Out]]'', it is one of the few films to contain video footage of Nirvana's first performance of their breakthrough hit, "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]". In the film, Seattle producer/engineer [[Jack Endino]] is humorously referred to as "the godfather of grunge."<ref name="AM">{{cite news |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p12876/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Jack Endino at allmusic.com |publisher=www.allmusic.com |access-date=2009-06-08}}</ref> ==Soundtrack== {{Main|Hype! (soundtrack)}} Sub Pop released a [[Hype! (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the film in 1996 on CD and a limited box set on colored 7" vinyl. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r240939|pure_url=yes}} AMG entry] ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2017) !Peak<br />position |- |US [[Billboard charts|Top Music Video Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/nirvana/chart-history/music-video-sales |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807155820/https://www.billboard.com/music/nirvana/chart-history/music-video-sales |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 7, 2019 |title=Nirvana - Chart History - Music Video Sales |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref> |align="center"|11 |} == Award == * [[Seattle International Film Festival]] 1996 : Best Documentary ==See also== *''[[1991: The Year Punk Broke]]'' *[[Grunge speak]] *''[[Hype! The Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0116589|title=Hype!}} *{{rotten-tomatoes|hype|Hype!}} *[http://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2006/11/08/a-decade-after-the-hype/ Doug Pray Interview] {{Nirvana}} [[Category:1996 films]] [[Category:Grunge]] [[Category:Rockumentaries]] [[Category:Films directed by Doug Pray]] [[Category:Documentary films about Seattle]] [[Category:1990s English-language films]] [[Category:Documentary films about punk music and musicians]] [[Category:English-language documentary films]] {{music-documentary-film-stub}}
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