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Pump Up the Volume

1990, Movie, 1h 45min

By day, Mark Hunter (Christian Slater) is the painfully shy new kid in a small Arizona town. But by night, he’s Hard Harry, the cynical, uncensored DJ of a pirate radio station. Idolized by his high-school classmates (who are unaware of his real identity), Harry becomes a hero thanks to his raw, fiercely funny monologues on love, sex, and the state of teenage life, which he broadcasts in between blasting punk rock and gangster rap. But when he exposes his school’s corrupt principal, it sets up a fight over free speech that will inspire his classmates to find their own voices of rebellion and individuality.

Country: Canada,United States

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Critic Lloyd Bradley

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A stirring slice of pop-profound juvenilia given a cool heart by Christian Slater...

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Mark Hunter is a shy high school student who turns into a rebellious pirate radio DJ at night, known as Happy Harry Hard-on. His outspoken and unconventional views on society and teenage angst resonate with his classmates, who are unaware of his true identity. When one of his listeners commits suicide, Harry becomes the target of school faculty and the FCC. With the help of his loyal listener Nora, Mark must confront his guilt and use his voice to inspire his classmates to take control of their own lives and express themselves. Will he be able to ignite a revolution or will the authorities silence him forever? Find out in the powerful and thought-provoking film, Pump Up the Volume.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Pump Up the Volume include Dirty Dancing, Krush Groove, The Doors, The Commitments, For the Boys, Newsies.

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Pump Up the Volume was released in theaters on August 22, 1990.