Pump Up the Volume (1990)

R ★ 7.0/10 102 min Music, Drama Canada, United States English

Director: Allan Moyle

Screenplay by: Allan Moyle

Streaming: Not available

TALK HARD. STEAL THE AIR.

Description

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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Top Cast

Christian Slater Mark Hunter

Samantha Mathis Nora Diniro

Annie Ross Loretta Creswood

Scott Paulin Brian Hunter

Mimi Kennedy Marla Hunter

Andy Romano Murdock

Keith Stuart Thayer Luis Chavez

Cheryl Pollak Paige Woodward

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