Four years ago, Seattle was where the home of the Space Needle. Now it's a rock 'n' roll mecca: You may ask yourself -- how did we get here? And filmmaker Doug Pray has an answer. His documentary, more than three years in the making -- three crucial years, as it turns out, in
the development of the Seattle phenomenon -- looks at the bands, the scene, the personalities and the media coverage that ensured one small city in the Pacific Northwest a permanent place in the history of rock. It's far from a perfect film, but it's sharp, funny and pretty perceptive. Best of
all, Pray doesn't accept at face value the cult of anti-hype: To cite only one example, his interview...
Released:
1996
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins