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Pump Up the Volume
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7.1Mark 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.
Released: 1990-08-22102 minDir: Allan MoyleMusic, DramaBox office: $11.5M
Cast
- Christian Slater as Mark Hunter
- Samantha Mathis as Nora Diniro
- Annie Ross as Loretta Creswood
- Scott Paulin as Brian Hunter
- Mimi Kennedy as Marla Hunter
- Andy Romano as Murdock
Themes
- rebellion
- high school
- suicide
- hero
- authority
- chaos
- freedom
- arizona
- radio
- cult
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- melodrama
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Allan Moyle
- Screenwriter
- Allan Moyle
- Cast member
- Robert Schenkkan
- Composer
- Cliff Martinez
- Production company
- New Line Cinema
- Narrative location
- Arizona
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 349352
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1991-05-23
- title
- Pump Up the Volume
- distributed by
- Netflix
- different from
- Pump Up the Volume
- review score
- 77/100
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