Aug 22, 1990
102 min
Full-HD

Pump Up the Volume (1990)

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.

Category

Music Drama

Country

Canada United States of America

Companies

New Line Cinema SC Entertainment

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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