Pump Up the Volume (1990)

Director: Allan Moyle  Starring: Christian Slater  
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Publisher: New Line
Format: DVD
UPC: 00794043489426
Buy.com Sku: 40130107
Item#: VSWR49
Buy.com Sales Rank: 23563
Category Keywords: Campus Life  Coming Of Age  Recommended  Teenage  Theatrical Release 
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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Widescreen, Trailers, Biographies, Aspect Ratio 1.95:1
 
By day, Mark Hunter (Christian Slater) is a 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 with his fiercely funny monologues on sex, love and rock 'n' roll. But when he exposed the corrupt school principal, she calls in the FCC to shut Harry down. An outrageous rebel with a cause, Slater gives a brilliant performance as the reluctant hero who inspires his classmates to find their own voices of rebellion and individuality.
 


Editor's Note

An alienated teenager finds his voice as "Hard Harry" on his pirate radio station, touching every segment of the student population. When a kid's suicide sets every authority figure in town on a crusade to find the school's new cult hero, he may have to reveal his alter ego.


Plot Summary

"Pump Up The Volume" could be subtitled "Rebel with a Cause" in that a shy, intelligent teenager, tries to use his anger for the higher good. It is perhaps one of the best films made about contemporary suburban teenagers and their feelings of alienation and boredom. | Mark works as a disc jockey in his own pirate radio station, set up in his basement. He plays very cool music and rants about consumer culture, the danger of complacency, uncaring adults, and high school. He also takes calls from other lonely teens, but fails to prevent one depressed caller from commiting suicide. However, Mark hangs in there and broadcasts a call-to-arms that galvanizes the town's youth to demonstrate their unity.

 
Features
Widescreen and Fullscreen versions of the Film
5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound
Subtitles: English
Theatrical Trailer
Cast and Crew Filmographies
Interactive Menus
 
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Release Information
Studio: New Line
Release Date: 4/3/2007
Running Time: 102 minutes
Original Release Date: 1990
Catalog ID: 4894
UPC: 00794043489426
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English
Video: Color

Aspect Ratio
1.85:1

 
Cast & Crew
Cheryl Pollack
Christian Slater
Ellen Green
Juliet Landau
Seth Green
Scott Paulin
Billy Morrissette
Mimi Kennedy
Mark Ballou
Ahmet Zappa
Samantha Mathis
Lala Sloatman
Rupert Harvey - Producer
Sandy Stern - Producer
Walt Lloyd - Director of Photography
Michael Abbott - Composer
Robb Wilson King - Production Designer
Cliff Martinez - Composer
Allan Moyle - Screenwriter
Allan Moyle - Director

 
Professional Reviews
New York Times
"...One of the smarter and more likable teen films of recent years....[Slater gives] a performance of surprising sweetness and depth..." 08/22/1990 p.C10

  
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