Directed by:
Allan MoyleScreenplay:
Allan MoyleCinematography:
Walt LloydComposer:
Cliff MartinezCast:
Christian Slater, Billy Morrissette, Samantha Mathis, Holly Sampson, Annie Ross, Seth Green, Scott Paulin, Mimi Kennedy, Cheryl Pollak, Ellen Greene (more)Plots(1)
By day, Mark Hunter (Christian Slater, Very Bad Things, Broken Arrow) 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 and roll. But when he exposes 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. (official distributor synopsis)
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The Hours for a younger audience. Pump Up the Volume is pertinent, distinctive and superbly acted. Moyle directs as if he still has fresh wounds from his youth. There’s pleasant chemistry between Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis. And it’s nice to know that they also got along off-camera, as evidenced by the reprise of their flirtation in Broken Arrow.
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