Pump Up the Volume

Name: Pump Up the Volume
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 1990-08-22
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 7.2

1990 · 1h 42m · Music, Drama

IMDb 7.2 Metacritic 77 RT 81%

If you're in the mood for '90s nostalgia with a rebellious streak, absolutely watch this tonight—it's got solid scores across the board and taps into that classic underdog-vs-the-system energy that still holds up. Fair warning though: it tackles heavy themes like suicide alongside the fun pirate radio stuff, so know what you're getting into.

Plot

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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