Pump Up the Volume
TALK HARD. STEAL THE AIR.
1990•1h 42m•7.1/10
MusicDrama
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.1/10(410)
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.
Production
New Line Cinema, SC Entertainment
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Trailers & Videos
Available in Your Library
Cast
Christian Slater
Mark Hunter
Samantha Mathis
Nora Diniro
Annie Ross
Loretta Creswood
Scott Paulin
Brian Hunter
Mimi Kennedy
Marla Hunter
Andy Romano
Murdock
Keith Stuart Thayer
Luis Chavez
Cheryl Pollak
Paige Woodward
Jeff Chamberlain
Mr. Woodward
Lala Sloatman
Janie
Holly Sampson
Cheryl Biggs
Seth Green
Joey
Robert Schenkkan
David Deaver
Ellen Greene
Jan Emerson
Anthony Lucero
Malcolm Kaiser
Billy Morrissette
Mazz Mazzilli
Ahmet Zappa
Jamie
Matt McGrath
Chris
James Hampton
Arthur Watts
Nolan Hemmings
Chip
Recommended
Checking...
Disconnect
2013•
7.1
Checking...
Clika
2026•
8.0
Checking...
The Plague
2025•
6.4
Checking...
Beast
2026•
6.2
Checking...
The Young One
1960•
7.0
Checking...
American Satan
2017•
7.2
Checking...
On the Line
2022•
6.1
Checking...
Lock Up
1989•
6.8
Checking...
Notorious
2009•
7.0
Checking...
Beats
2019•
6.6
Checking...
Stay
2005•
6.6
Checking...
Mexicali
2026•
7.8
Similar Movies
Checking...
A History of Violence
2005•
7.2
Checking...
Talk to Her
2002•
7.6
Checking...
Hidden Away
2014•
7.4
Checking...
Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets
2017•
5.8
Checking...
ReLIFE
2017•
7.5
Checking...
The Long Winter
1999•
7.4
Checking...
Drives Me Crazy
2022
Checking...
The Lily and the Rose
1915
Checking...
mid90s
2018•
7.5
Checking...
The Hustler
1961•
7.7
Checking...
The Prestige
2006•
8.2
Checking...
Notes on a Scandal
2006•
7.1