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1990
Pump Up the Volume is a 1990 coming-of-age teen drama film written and directed by Allan Moyle. The film stars Christian Slater, Scott Paulin, Ellen Greene, and Samantha Mathis.
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Released in 1990, Pump Up the Volume feels like a movie that was ahead of its time. It captures the frustration, isolation, and desire to be heard that defined a generation, and honestly still feels relevant today. It is not a flashy film, but it hits hard where it matters. The film was written and directed by Allan Moyle, who brings a very raw and personal tone to the story. Moyle does not try to over polish anythi…More
Pump Up the Volume (1990) is one of those movies that feels like it slipped through a crack in time. On the surface, it looks like a teen drama with attitude and attitude alone. Underneath, it is a blunt and unapologetic argument against censorship, conformity, and the quiet pressure to stay silent when something feels wrong. Christian Slater stars as Mark Hunter, a socially awkward high school student who becomes a…More
Age of Internet should be remembered as the first time in history when those unprivileged, unpopular or simply ignored got more or less equal opportunity to have their say in the matters of this world. But even before this time such people had found ways to express themselves. One of such ways was in the form of pirate radio stations. *Pump Up the Volume*, 1990 teen drama by Canadian author Allan Moyle, is dedicated…More
There are some films which could only have been made in a certain time, *The Defiant Ones* could only be made in a pre-Civil Rights era, *Dr. Strangelove* could only be made in the height of *Cold War* paranoia, and *Pump Up the Volume* could only be made in a post-Eighties/pre-internet world. “*Guess who? It's 10 o'clock, do you care where your parents are?*” Mark Hunter has just moved from *New York* to a sleepy s…More
