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Pump Up the Volume
1990
· Movie
· 102 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
72–85
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is IMDb on 72, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 85.
See the most agreed on films →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.
Details
- Director
- Allan Moyle
- Writer
- Allan Moyle
- Studio
- New Line Cinema, SC Entertainment
- Released
- 22 August 1990
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $11.5M
- Awards
- 1 win, 0 nominations
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| Golden Space Needle 1990 | Golden Space Needle | Winner |
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1 awards — Pump Up the Volume
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1 nomination, 1 won
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