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Made first for young men 1

Hype!'s audience scores lean most toward young men at 54 of 100, with comparable appeal to young women and older men and older women 1. Its overall reach is rated mass-market — mass-market reach across most demographics 2. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 3.

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    Audience scoreyoung men 54 of 100 is the top quadrant, with young women 50 and older men 50 and older women 46 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated mass_market.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men54
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Mass market

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
54
Young Women
50
Older Men
50
Older Women
46
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Audience Representation

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LGBTQ+
0

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Advocacy

Advocacy0
Entertainment

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Synopsis

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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Cast & Crew

Robert Bennett (director) · Doug Pray (director)