list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Pump up the Volume on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Pump_up_the_Volume/27681/default.aspx Title: Pump up the Volume
Year: 1990
Director: Allan Moyle
Plot: Teenage angst finds a new voice in this drama. By day, Mark Hunter (Christian Slater) is a quiet, studious student at an ordinary suburban high school in Arizona. But at night, Mark creeps down into his basement, fires up his pirate radio transmitter, and broadcasts to the community as Hard Harry, a sexually obsessed social commentator who passes along angry philosophy about the state of teenage life when not blasting punk rock or gangsta rap cuts. Hard Harry's sworn nemesis is high school principal Mrs. Cresswood (Annie Ross), who keeps SAT scores up at the expense of her students' dignity and individuality by eliminating "troublemakers" from the student body. Hard Harry's broadcasts, however, have become a rallying point for the school's misfit underclass, and Mrs. Cresswood is determined to track down the mystery student and bring him to justice (broadcasting without a license, he's not merely an annoyance, but a criminal). The war against Hard Harry intensifies when he broadcasts data from confidential school board reports; Mark's father is a school commissioner, but he has no idea what his son is doing in the basement. Meanwhile, Mark gains the attentions of Nora (Samantha Mathis), who has figured out who he becomes at night. More serious and intelligent than the average teen film, Pump Up the Volume was written and directed by Allan Moyle, who previously dealt with disaffected, music-obsessed teens in Times Square and would return to them with Empire Records. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:14:03 GMTPump up the Volume1990Allan MoyleTeenage angst finds a new voice in this drama. By day, Mark Hunter (<a href="/players/P____66187/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Christian Slater</a>) is a quiet, studious student at an ordinary suburban high school in Arizona. But at night, Mark creeps down into his basement, fires up his pirate radio transmitter, and broadcasts to the community as Hard Harry, a sexually obsessed social commentator who passes along angry philosophy about the state of teenage life when not blasting punk rock or gangsta rap cuts. Hard Harry's sworn nemesis is high school principal Mrs. Cresswood (<a href="/players/P____61591/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Annie Ross</a>), who keeps SAT scores up at the expense of her students' dignity and individuality by eliminating "troublemakers" from the student body. Hard Harry's broadcasts, however, have become a rallying point for the school's misfit underclass, and Mrs. Cresswood is determined to track down the mystery student and bring him to justice (broadcasting without a license, he's not merely an annoyance, but a criminal). The war against Hard Harry intensifies when he broadcasts data from confidential school board reports; Mark's father is a school commissioner, but he has no idea what his son is doing in the basement. Meanwhile, Mark gains the attentions of Nora (<a href="/players/P____46409/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Samantha Mathis</a>), who has figured out who he becomes at night. More serious and intelligent than the average teen film, Pump Up the Volume was written and directed by <a href="/players/P___103710/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Allan Moyle</a>, who previously dealt with disaffected, music-obsessed teens in <a href=/films/35208/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Times Square</a> and would return to them with <a href=/films/93067/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Empire Records</a>. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide8Taggedy Taggged (6-10)1214http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t049669oqho.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Pump_up_the_Volume/27681/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/jakestevens/archive/2007/12/11/22722.aspx Post By: JakeStevens
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Body: Were it not for the fantastic music present in this film, and a young Christian Slater's heartfelt performance (and that one scene with Samantha Mathis), this would have gotten a "lost interest" rating. This is pure melodrama, and I think this film tries to be "Talk Radio" without any of the biting wit that that film had. I will give it to Allan Moyle for at least attempting this type of film, but the angst is never angsty enough, the parent/teacher/student conflicts feel a little false and, like I said earlier, the only thing really keeping this film afloat is Christian Slater's solid performance (and the music). This film is average at best.
]]>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:34:14 GMTJakeStevensJakeStevens Blog12/11/2007 9:34:14 PMWere it not for the fantastic music present in this film, and a young Christian Slater&#39;s heartfelt performance (and that one scene with Samantha Mathis), this would have gotten a &quot;lost interest&quot; rating. This is pure melodrama, and I think this film tries to be &quot;Talk Radio&quot; without any of the biting wit that that film had. I will give it to Allan Moyle for at least attempting this type of film, but the angst is never angsty enough, the parent/teacher/student conflicts feel a little false and, like I said earlier, the only thing really keeping this film afloat is Christian Slater&#39;s solid performance (and the music). This film is average at best. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/teenagers/MemberTagFilms.aspxteenagers
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