Pump Up the Volume
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Pump Up the Volume

Year:
Duration:
102 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Music
IMDB rate:
7.1
Director:
Allan Moyle
Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations
Details
Country: Canada
Release Date: 1990-08-22
Filming Locations: Santa Clarita, California, USA
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $1,601,489 (USA) (26 August 1990)
Gross: $11,541,758 (USA) Filming Dates 27 November 1989 Copyright Holder Copyright © MCMXC New Line Corporation All Rights Reserved Related Links
Cast
Actor
Character
Samantha Mathis
Samantha Mathis
Pump Up the Volume
Christian Slater
Mark Hunter (Hard Harry)
Annie Ross
Loretta Creswood
Andy Romano
Murdock
Scott Paulin
Brian Hunter
Mimi Kennedy
Marla Hunter
Anthony Lucero
Malcolm Kaiser
Billy Morrissette
Mazz Mazzilli
Robert Schenkkan
David Deaver
Cheryl Pollak
Paige Woodward
Ellen Greene
Jan Emerson
Keith Stuart Thayer
Luis Chavez
Jeff Chamberlain
Mr. Woodward
Lala Sloatman
Janie
Holly Sampson
Cheryl Biggs
Annie Rusoff
Annie
Jonathan Mazer
Jonathan
Alexander Enberg
Alex (as Alex Enberg)
Ahmet Zappa
Jamie
Seth Green
Joey
Robert Gavin
Doug
Dan Eisenstein
Donald
Mark Ballou
Eric
Daryl Sebert
Cory
Gregg Daniel
Teacher Moore
Marc Siegler
Teacher Stern
Ariana Mohit
Alissa
Jill Jaress
Mrs. Kaiser
Nolan Hemmings
Chip
Justin Hessling
Holden Chu
Jay Lambert
Gordon
Allan Kolman
Postal Clerk
David McKnight
Detective #1
Tony Auer
Police Officer
Paulette Ballock
Police Dispatcher
Robert Harvey
Detective Denny
Matt McGrath
Chris
Chris Jacobs
Matt
Virginya Keehne
Linda (as Virginia Keehne)
Steve Archer
Harry Video
Larry Clardy
PTA Parent #1
John K. Shull
PTA Parent #2
Lin Shaye
PTA Parent #3
Michele Bernath
PTA Parent #4
Steph DuVall
Reporter #1 (as Stephen Duvall)
Sherri Shaffner
Reporter #2
Roger Scott
TV Announcer #1 / Crispin
Gary Dubin
TV Announcer #2
Nigel Gibbs
Marshall
David Glasser
Jack
James Hampton
Arthur Watts
John Pinero
Carlos Chavez
Juliet Landau
Joni (scenes deleted)
Ed Trotta
Gil
Kenny McMurphy
Mick
Craig Braginsky
Student (uncredited)
Alexandra Datig
Reporter #3 (uncredited)
Eddie Frierson
Anchor (voice) (uncredited)
Cathrine Grace
Parent (uncredited)
Paul Vasquez
Rebellious Student (uncredited)
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Trivia
Samantha Mathis and Christian Slater later went to to star in two other film projects together: FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) and Broken Arrow (1996).
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Lala Sloatman (Janie) and Ahmet Zappa (Jamie) are real life cousins, but played girlfriend/boyfriend in the movie.
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Christian Slater became physically ill several times during filming due to all the cigarette smoking he had to do.
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Goofs
At the beginning of the movie, Hard Harry plays Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows" from a record with a Motown label, but all of Cohen's studio albums to date have been released by Columbia. Also, though he is shown playing the first track on the record, "Everybody Knows" is actually the third track on the album 'I'm Your Man' on which the song originally appears.
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The record in Mark's hand changes positions between edits as he gets a stamp from his father's study.
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In the exterior shot of Mark walking up to the business where Harry's PO box is, there is a Mitsubishi Starion to the left of the door, an empty parking space where Mark walks, and a BMW 320i to the right of the door. When the camera switches to an inside shot looking out, the BMW is now directly in front of the door.
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Quotes
Nora Diniro: You see, you can talk when you want to.
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Mark Hunter: Ok, this is really me now. No more hiding. Listen, we're all worried, we're all in pain. That just comes with having eyes and with having ears. But just remember one thing, it can't get any worse, it can only get better. I mean High School is the bottom. Being a teenager sucks! But that's the point, surviving it is the whole point! Quitting is not going to make you strong, living will. So just hang on and hang in there. You know, I know all about the hating and the sneering. I'm a member of the "why bother" generation myself. But why did I bother to come out here tonight, and why did you? I mean, It's time. It's begins with us, not with politicians, the experts or the teachers but with us. With you and with me. The ones who need it most. I gotta believe, with everything in me, the whole world is longing for healing. Even the trees, the earth itself are crying out for it. You can hear it everywhere. Same kinda healing I desperately needed and I finally feel has begun, with you.
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Mark Hunter: Okay, down to business. I got my Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi, and uh, I got my Black Jack gum here! And I got that feeling. Mmm, yeah that familiar feeling? That something rank is going on out there.
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Photos from cast
Samantha Mathis Clayton Landey
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