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Pump Up the Volume
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Pump Up the Volume

Aug 22, 1990
1h 42m
★ 7.1

TALK HARD. STEAL THE AIR.

Overview

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.

Genres

Music
Drama

Production Companies

New Line Cinema
SC Entertainment

Pump Up the Volume Trailers

Cast

Christian Slater

Mark Hunter

Christian Slater

Samantha Mathis

Nora Diniro

Samantha Mathis

Annie Ross

Loretta Creswood

Annie Ross

Scott Paulin

Brian Hunter

Scott Paulin

Mimi Kennedy

Marla Hunter

Mimi Kennedy

Andy Romano

Murdock

Andy Romano

Keith Stuart Thayer

Luis Chavez

Keith Stuart Thayer

Cheryl Pollak

Paige Woodward

Cheryl Pollak

Jeff Chamberlain

Mr. Woodward

Jeff Chamberlain

Lala Sloatman

Janie

Lala Sloatman

Holly Sampson

Cheryl Biggs

Holly Sampson

Seth Green

Joey

Seth Green

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