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Pump Up the Volume
The movie follows Mark Hunter, a shy teen who turns on the high school crowd when he broadcasts outrageous nightly monologues on a pirate radio station from the basement of his parents' house.
31 August 1967, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
17 December 1948, Upland, California, USA
30 March 1965, Los Angeles, California, USA
12 May 1970, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
1962
11 July 1970, San Jose, California, USA
12 October 1970, Winter Park, Florida, USA
8 April 1948, Chicago, Illinois, USA
22 February 1951, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
14 May 1967, Guilford, Connecticut, USA
13 February 1950, Steubenville, Ohio, USA
19 March 1953, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
8 February 1974, Overbrook Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
12 October 1943, Detroit, Michigan, USA
May 22, 2004
Few films understand the fantasies of the would-be outsider-turned-icon quite as well, while remaining in a realistic setting.
July 14, 2003
Powerful teen rebellion movie
September 21, 2004
A teen anthem and guilty pleasure.
July 30, 2003
Pump Up the Volume is the kind of movie that hits home. It touches on real emotions and is a reminder of just how darn awkward it is to be a young adult.
January 08, 2012
Sharply uneven, this teen-angst feature begins exgremely well with some relevant social commentary; it also put on the map Christian Slater as a talent to watch.
June 12, 2004
Underrated.
February 09, 2006
The perfectly cast Slater effectively propels the film, his intensity and dry delivery giving it a definite edge, as does a soundtrack which includes Ice T, Concrete Blonde and the Cowboy Junkies.
March 03, 2006
Much more than a teen movie....an experience, and one you'll never forget. TURN IT UP LOUD!
November 03, 2005
Fast paced with a satisfyingly unhappy ending.
May 27, 2016
As a movie, 'Pump Up the Volume' is a lot like a teenager: at times unbearably self-important and pretentious (Nora's poems, good lord), yet undeniably, and admirably, earnest.
January 01, 2000
It's a howl from the heart, a relentlessly involving movie that gives a kid every reason to believe that he or she can come of age.
