Pump Up the Volume (1990)

US:: R Drama Music

Mark Hunter is an intelligent but shy teenager who has just moved to suburban Arizona from New York. Unbeknownst to his parents and peers, at 10pm each school night Mark takes to the shortwave radio in his basement and transforms into pirate DJ "Hard Harry". Mark's show, at once thoughtful and profane, becomes an underground hit with students at his high school, inspiring the wrath of his principal and the Federal Communications Commission [FCC].

Updated May 9 2020

Releases:

US -

1990-08-22

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Keywords:

suicide authority hero arizona radio nudity chaos freedom cult high school rebellion principal pirate teenager parents dj

FACTS

Runtime: 105 mins Revenue: $11 Rating: 7.1 Tag Line: Talk hard!

Cast

Christian Slater

Verticon Guard (uncredited)

Matt McGrath

Chris

Ellen Greene

Jan Emerson

Seth Green

Joey

James Hampton

Arthur Watts

Samantha Mathis

Nora Diniro

Lala Sloatman

Janie

Andy Romano

Murdock