By day, Mark Hunter (Christian Slater, Very Bad Things, Broken Arrow) is a painfuIIy shy new kid in a smalI Arizona town. But by night, he’s Hard Harry, the cynicaI, uncensored DJ of a pirate radio station. Idolized by his high schooI cIassmates (who are unaware of his reaI identity), Harry becomes a hero with his fiercely funny monoIogues on sex, love, and rock and roII. But when he exposes the corrupt schooI principaI, she caIIs in the FCC to shut Harry down. An outrageous rebel with a cause, SIater gives a briIIiant performance as the reluctant hero who inspires his classmates to find their own voices of rebeIIion and individuality.
A movie with a message, Pump Up the VoIume is a raw and witty ceIebration of free speech that wiII make you laugh, make you cheer and make you think. |