
Pump Up the Volume
1990, Drama, 1h 45m
36 Reviews 25,000+ RatingsYou might also like
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Cast & Crew
Mark Hunter (Hard Harry)
Nora Diniro
Jan Emerson
Brian Hunter
Paige Woodward
Murdock
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Critic Reviews for Pump Up the Volume
All Critics (36) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (7)
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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.
May 27, 2016 | Full Review… -
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September 7, 2011 | Rating: C- | Full Review… -
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.
February 9, 2006 | Full Review… -
Fast paced with a satisfyingly unhappy ending.
November 3, 2005 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
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June 4, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… -
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.
January 1, 2000 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Pump Up the Volume
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Feb 28, 2012Slater does it again, this catapults straight into my top 10 alongside 'Heathers' another Slater movie that I watche and while back and have been repeatedly watching since. This movie really speaks to me and I think what it has to say about youth still stands today: We're not ourselves, we live by other peoles standards, can't we just be free?Cameron S Super Reviewer
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Feb 24, 2012A silly little Christian Slater movie. Actually I think the successful Christian Slater movies were the ones that kept him off the screen for most of the time. Christian is sad because his little pirate radio station was busted. Boo hoo.John B Super Reviewer
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May 29, 2011Christian Slater then: raspy-voiced star of rebellious teen movies that were adored by adolescents and greeted indifferently by critics. Christian Slater now: raspy-voiced star of direct-to-video thrillers that have a shorter shelf life than the TV series he makes. On the plus side, teens and critics now agree with a shared indifference.Doctor S Super Reviewer
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Sep 06, 2010Slater is so hot in this movie! This rebellious teen drama is full of both angst and celebration of being a teenager at the turn of the decade. I really loved it when I was a teen, and I highly recommend it.Aj V Super Reviewer
Pump Up the Volume Quotes
Murdock: | Creswood's a maggot pusswad. |
Mark Hunter: | I like the idea that a voice can just go somewhere, uninvited, and just kinda hang out like a dirty thought in a nice clean mind. Maybe a though is like a virus, you know, it can... it can... kill all the healthy thoughts and just take over. That would be serious. |
Mark Hunter: | Ok, this is really me now. No more hiding. Listen, we're all worried, we're all in pain. That just comes with having eyes and with having ears. But just remember one thing, it can't get any worse, it can only get better. I mean High School is the bottom. Being a teenager sucks! But that's the point, surviving it is the whole point! Quitting is not going to make you strong, living will. So just hang on and hang in there. You know, I know all about the hating and the sneering. I'm a member of the "why bother" generation myself. But why did I bother to come out here tonight, and why did you? I mean, It's time. It's begins with us, not with politicians, the experts or the teachers but with us. With you and with me. The ones who need it most. I gotta believe, with everything in me, the whole world is longing for healing. Even the trees, the earth itself are crying out for it. You can hear it everywhere. Same kinda healing I desperately needed and I finally feel has begun, with you. |
Nora Diniro: | I'm the "Eat me, beat me" lady. |
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