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Pump Up the Volume (1990) -- Mark (Christian Slater) runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.

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Overview

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6.9/10   11,319 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Allan Moyle (written by)
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Release Date:
22 August 1990 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Voice of a Generation. more
Plot:
Mark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
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(6 articles)
User Comments:
Every teenager should see this film more (105 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Christian Slater ... Mark Hunter (Hard Harry)
Annie Ross ... Loretta Creswood
Andy Romano ... Murdock

Scott Paulin ... Brian Hunter

Mimi Kennedy ... Marla Hunter

Anthony Lucero ... Malcolm Kaiser
Billy Morrissette ... Mazz Mazzilli
Robert Schenkkan ... David Deaver
Cheryl Pollak ... Paige Woodward
Ellen Greene ... Jan Emerson

Samantha Mathis ... Nora Diniro
Keith Stuart Thayer ... Luis Chavez

Jeff Chamberlain ... Mr. Woodward

Lala Sloatman ... Janie
Holly Sampson ... Cheryl Biggs
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Plein volume (Canada: French title)
Y a-t-il une vie après le lycée? (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:
102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Christian Slater became physically ill several times during filming due to all the cigarette smoking he had to do. more
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Continuity: The record in Mark's hand as he gets a stamp from his father's study. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Mark: Do you ever get the feeling that everything in America is completely fucked up?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Kick Out The Jams more

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24 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
Every teenager should see this film, 29 August 2003
9/10
Author: Idocamstuf from Greenville, NY

What a film!!, this is a film that very accurately represents how it feels to be unpopular, or the new kid in high school. Slater gained much respect from me for his terrific performance is Hard Harry, a new kid at a school where the staff don't seem to care about the students, Harry runs a pirate radio station as an anonymous student at the high school, and shares his feelings about the school, he gains a large following of students who feel the same way he does, but then trouble starts. This is a truly great film, with great performances, this is probably the "Rebel Without A Cause", for our generation. ***1/2 out of ****.

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