Pump Up the Volume (1990)

Name: Pump Up the Volume
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 1990-08-22
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.075
Cast: Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Annie Ross, Scott Paulin, Mimi Kennedy

Music, Drama • PT1H42M

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.

Director: Allan Moyle

Top Cast

Christian Slater as Mark Hunter
Samantha Mathis as Nora Diniro
Annie Ross as Loretta Creswood
Scott Paulin as Brian Hunter
Mimi Kennedy as Marla Hunter

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