Pump Up the Volume (1990)
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Rare early 90s Teenager Movie
Of course it has its flaws, but it's also one of the best movies I know that portrait teenagers in the early 90s. The setting reminds me of "My so called life", a great TV Series also set in the early 90s.
The Soundtrack is amazing and diverse (from Leonard Cohen to the Beastie Boys) and the lead actors, Samantha Matt... read more
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An average movie
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" Mark is an intelligent but shy teenager who has just moved to Arizona from the East Coast. His parents give him a short-wave radio so he can talk to his pals, but instead he sets up shop as pirate deejay Hard Harry, who becomes a hero to his peers while inspiring the wrath of the local high school principal. When one of Harry's listeners commits suicide, inspired chaos breaks out at the school and the authorities are called in to put a stop to Harry's broadcasts Pump Up the Volume failed to"
" Mark is an intelligent but shy teenager who has just moved to Arizona from the East Coast. His parents give him a short-wave radio so he can talk to his pals, but instead he sets up shop as pirate deejay Hard Harry, who becomes a hero to his peers while inspiring the wrath of the local high school principal. When one of Harry's listeners commits suicide, inspired chaos breaks out at the school and the authorities are called in to put a stop to Harry's broadcasts Pump Up the Volume failed to"
" Mark is an intelligent but shy teenager who has just moved to Arizona from the East Coast. His parents give him a short-wave radio so he can talk to his pals, but instead he sets up shop as pirate deejay Hard Harry, who becomes a hero to his peers while inspiring the wrath of the local high school principal. When one of Harry's listeners commits suicide, inspired chaos breaks out at the school and the authorities are called in to put a stop to Harry's broadcasts Pump Up the Volume failed to"
"Creo que una adaptación a miniserie no le vendría mal, pero de todos modos creo que es una película bastante imponente en su mensaje de rebeldía juvenil. Tiene estilo y a su vez importancia en su mensaje explícito de tener una voz en un mundo con instituciones de falsos ideales. Es una temática que se repite en los años 90, pero lo que tiene de diferente es como el protagonista escala desde el modesto entretenimiento estúpido a una coherente voz de la juventud sin salirse de rosca como q"
" "Now I'm depressed. Now I feel like killing myself, but luckily I'm too depressed to bother." Directed by Allan Moyle Written by Allan Moyle Music by Cliff Martinez Cinematography by Walt Lloyd Editing by Larry Bock and Janice Hampton"
" Directed by: Allan Moyle Produced by: Syd Cappe, Sara Risher, Rupert Harvey, and Sandy Stern Written by: Allan Moyle Cinematography: Walt Lloyd Edited by: Larry Bock and Janice Hampton Music by: Cliff Martinez Distributed by: New Line Cinema"