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Pump Up the Volume

TALK HARD. STEAL THE AIR.

Rating 7.1 / 10Release August 22, 1990Runtime 102 min

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.

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