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Pump Up the Volume
Mark Hunter, a shy teenager, discovers that there are more things to do. Now, Mark tries to run the crowd in high school when a gruesome nighttime monologue takes place on a pirate radio station from the basement of his parents' house where things turn upside down.
5 May 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 September 1973, Prescott, Arizona, USA
1 November 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 December 1948, Upland, California, USA
13 February 1950, Steubenville, Ohio, USA
8 February 1974, Overbrook Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
November 03, 2005
Fast paced with a satisfyingly unhappy ending.
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.
July 14, 2003
Powerful teen rebellion movie
May 22, 2004
Few films understand the fantasies of the would-be outsider-turned-icon quite as well, while remaining in a realistic setting.
June 12, 2004
Underrated.
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.
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.
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.
March 03, 2006
Much more than a teen movie....an experience, and one you'll never forget. TURN IT UP LOUD!
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.
September 21, 2004
A teen anthem and guilty pleasure.