Film

Pump Up the Volume 1990

Directed by Allan Moyle

  • Music, Drama
  • 102 min
  • R

TALK HARD. STEAL THE AIR.

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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  • Harm to children
  • Suicide or self-harm

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  • earnestironic

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