Pump Up the Volume

1990 · 105 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 32,120 VOTES · DIR. Allan Moyle

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,618 lines

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00:00:19 You ever get the feeling that everything in America...
00:05:45 and coming up through the drains...
00:08:41 I just arrived in this stupid suburb.
00:12:14 Going to send a letter to one of your friends back east?
00:16:09 Yeah, I like Emerson. She's pretty funky.
00:19:46 ln which we discuss...
00:22:51 Why don't you come down and join us for once?
00:26:14 Threw the mattress in his face
00:30:16 Then he just looks away.
00:35:31 How 'bout you?
00:39:50 in this formerly peaceful community.
00:44:12 There you are, you got all these problems...
00:48:30 Are you willing to tell my listeners...
00:51:55 and how everyone needs the same things.
00:56:47 and I'm amazing.
00:59:37 we have a story on Paige Woodward...
01:02:17 I am not perfect.
01:07:19 Open the goddamn door!
01:10:32 I'm waiting for you.
01:15:20 It's the cops.
01:20:38 You're not supposed to be here.
01:24:30 of the lowest common denominator...
01:29:48 Just pull over everything on wheels.
01:33:37 I know all about the hating and the sneering.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,618
Dialogue density15.4 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:33:37

Production Record

DirectorAllan Moyle
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$11,500,000
IMDb votes32,120