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.
Title | Pump Up the Volume |
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Year | 1990 |
Genre | Music, Drama |
Country | Canada, United States of America |
Studio | New Line Cinema, SC Entertainment |
Cast | Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Annie Ross, Scott Paulin, Mimi Kennedy, Andy Romano |
Crew | Allan Moyle (Director), Allan Moyle (Screenplay), Syd Cappe (Executive Producer), Rupert Harvey (Producer), Sara Risher (Executive Producer), Sandy Stern (Producer) |
Keyword | rebellion, high school, suicide, hero, authority, chaos, freedom, arizona, radio, cult, pirate radio, principal, pirate, parents, dj |
Release | Aug 22, 1990 |
Runtime | 105 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.00 / 10 by 355 users |
Popularity | 11 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 11,500,000 |
Language | English |