Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, David Grohl

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

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Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.

Directed by: Doug Pray

Release Date: November 8, 1996

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DVD Release Date: December 21, 2004

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  • October 11, 2009
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  • October 11, 2009
    Its fantastic how the grunge scene started out in a almost musically lost city, Seattle, at least for the music enthusiasts, and ended becoming one of the most influential music scenes in the world, in the 90's, gathering comparisons to the London scene in the 60's, or the New Yo...( read more)rk scene in the 70's. As for me, being a really big fan of Nirvana and Pearl Jam, I really had the need to watch this documentary, since it brings an in-depth view on grunge origins and background, aswell as the consequences of its separation from the underground scene.
  • November 2, 2008
    an incredible introspection on the rise and fall of the grunge scene in the late 80's-early 90's. much like so many music scenes, the front-runner of the drama in the media's eye is rarely the band that got it started. its more the band with the best image (see Sex Pistols punk) ...( read more)see The Beatles (Liverpool scene) and even Connor O'burst of the Omaha scene at his time. the same could even be said for Justice in the french-electro scene of the mid 2000's. None of these artists were the pioneers of their time, they just became that way in the media's eye and bypassed the hard work of the original bands. but that's how it happens, folks.
  • October 4, 2008
    Sorry, I thought I had this on here already. This is a must-see for every TRUE Grunge fan. It chronicles the roots, the world, and life of such Grunge, and Seattle rockers as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Mudhoney, The Screaming Trees, The Gits, Jesus and Mary Chain, 7 Yea...( read more)r Bitch, and some of the lesser known, more underground Seattle musicians, such as Gruntruck, Blood Circus, The Mono Men, Scratch Acid, The Fresh Young Fellows, Flop, Skin Yard(not the METAL band), and many more.
  • August 11, 2008
    Decent enough I suppose. Could've and...should've been better.
  • March 21, 2008
    I did not really like this movie.
  • July 27, 2007
    Look at what you people did to my rock and roll

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