Pump Up the Volume

Name: Pump Up the Volume
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 1990-08-22
Cast: Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Annie Ross, Scott Paulin, Mimi Kennedy

TALK HARD. STEAL THE AIR.

1990R1h 42mMovie

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.

Music
Drama
Rebellion
High School
Suicide
Hero
Authority
Chaos
Freedom
Arizona

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Cast

Christian SlaterMark Hunter
Samantha MathisNora Diniro
Annie RossLoretta Creswood
Scott PaulinBrian Hunter
Mimi KennedyMarla Hunter
Andy RomanoMurdock
Keith Stuart ThayerLuis Chavez
Cheryl PollakPaige Woodward
Jeff ChamberlainMr. Woodward
Lala SloatmanJanie
Holly SampsonCheryl Biggs
Seth GreenJoey
Robert SchenkkanDavid Deaver
Ellen GreeneJan Emerson

Details

Director: Allan Moyle
Writers: Allan Moyle
Release date: August 22, 1990
Runtime: 1h 42m
Box office: $11.5M worldwide
Original language: English
Studios: New Line Cinema, SC Entertainment

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Platform	Score	Points
IMDb34K votes	7.2	7 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	81%	8 pts
Metacritic	77	9 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped

Platform	Score	Points
IMDb34K votes	7.2	7 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	81%	8 pts
Metacritic	77	9 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped