Pump Up the Volume
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1990
1h 45m
R
English
Music, Drama
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Mark Hunter, a lonely high school student, uses his shortwave radio to moonlight as the popular pirate DJ "Hard Harry." When his show gets blamed for a teen committing suicide, the students clash with high school faculty and the authorities.
Pump Up the Volume
Mark Hunter, a lonely high school student, uses his shortwave radio to moonlight as the popular pirate DJ "Hard Harry." When his show gets blamed for a teen committing suicide, the students clash with high school faculty and the authorities.
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78
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Cast
Mark Hunter
Nora Diniro
Loretta Creswood
Brian Hunter
Marla Hunter
Murdock
Luis Chavez
Paige Woodward
Mr. Woodward
Janie
Cheryl Biggs
Joey
David Deaver
Jan Emerson
Malcolm Kaiser
Mazz Mazzilli
Jamie
Chris
Arthur Watts
Chip
Linda
PTA Parent 3
Directed By: Allan Moyle
Written By: Allan Moyle (Screenplay)
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Filipe Manuel Neto
4 months ago
**A duel of generations, a school, angry teenagers and lots of rock.**
This is a film for young adults that takes advantage of traditional teenage rebellion and the talent of Christian Slater, a good script and a good soundtrack. It's not masterful, but it's ideal for a Saturday afternoon and has More
This is a film for young adults that takes advantage of traditional teenage rebellion and the talent of Christian Slater, a good script and a good soundtrack. It's not masterful, but it's ideal for a Saturday afternoon and has More
SkinnyFilmBuff
/10 2 years ago
I don't have to be a teenage girl circa 1990 to recognize that Christian Slater's performance in this film probably lead to plenty of posters on walls and celebrity crushes. Slater's character is perhaps the perfectly crafted Hollywood heartthrob; universally appealing, as he simultaneously plays t More
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