Pump Up the Volume
TALK HARD. STEAL THE AIR.
TALK HARD. STEAL THE AIR.
Drama, Music
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1990
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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.
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Details
Runtime:
102 min
Release date:
22 Aug 1990
Country:
CA, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$11,500,000
Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
It's a howl from the heart, a relentlessly involving movie that gives a kid every reason to believe that he or she can come of age.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The perfectly cast Slater effectively propels the film, his intensity and dry delivery giving it a definite edge, as does a soundtrack which includes Ice T, Concrete Blonde and the Cowboy Junkies.
– ,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006