Film1990105 min

Pump Up the Volume

Name: Pump Up the Volume
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1990
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Annie Ross, Scott Paulin, Mimi Kennedy

Taste attributes: dramamusicmusic/dancecomedyteenfastrealisticsimplelinearemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphs

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"Talk hard!"

Boxlist takeA stirring, grounded music film, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.1 /10

TMDB · 242 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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.

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