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Pump Up the Volume

Name: Pump Up the Volume
Director: Allan Moyle
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 1990
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Annie Ross, Scott Paulin, Mimi Kennedy

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.

1990 · Directed by Allan Moyle · 102 min · Music · Drama · 10 frames

Tagline

TALK HARD. STEAL THE AIR.

Crew

Written by: Allan Moyle
Cinematography: Walt Lloyd
Edited by: Larry Bock, Janice Hampton
Music: Cliff Martinez
Production design: Robb Wilson King
Produced by: Rupert Harvey, Sandy Stern

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
Keith Stuart Thayer as Luis Chavez
Cheryl Pollak as Paige Woodward
Jeff Chamberlain as Mr. Woodward
Lala Sloatman as Janie

Production

Country: Canada, United States of America
Language: English
Studios: New Line Cinema, SC Entertainment
Box office: $11,500,000
Themes: rebellion, high school, suicide, hero, authority, chaos, freedom, arizona, radio, cult

More by Allan Moyle

Empire Records — 1995

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