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.
Pump Up the Volume has generally received very positive reviews.
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Pump Up the Volume was released in 1990 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 529 reviews, giving Pump Up the Volume (1990) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 78%.
With a score of 77%, Pump Up the Volume is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1990, which stands at 57%.
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