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Pump Up the Volume

19907.1 / 10105 min

Music, Drama

Overview

TALK HARD. STEAL THE AIR.

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.

Cast

Christian Slater

Mark Hunter

Samantha Mathis

Nora Diniro

Annie Ross

Loretta Creswood

Scott Paulin

Brian Hunter

Mimi Kennedy

Marla Hunter

Andy Romano

Murdock

Keith Stuart Thayer

Luis Chavez

Cheryl Pollak

Paige Woodward

Jeff Chamberlain

Mr. Woodward

Lala Sloatman

Janie

Holly Sampson

Cheryl Biggs

Seth Green

Joey

Robert Schenkkan

David Deaver

Ellen Greene

Jan Emerson

Anthony Lucero

Malcolm Kaiser

Billy Morrissette

Mazz Mazzilli

Ahmet Zappa

Jamie

Matt McGrath

Chris

James Hampton

Arthur Watts

Nolan Hemmings

Chip

Virginya Keehne

Linda

Lin Shaye

PTA Parent #3

Annie Rusoff

Annie

Jonathan Mazer

Jonathan

Alexander Enberg

Alex

Robert Gavin

Doug

Dan Eisenstein

Donald

Mark Ballou

Eric

Daryl Sebert

Cory

Gregg Daniel

Teacher Moore

Marc Siegler

Teacher Stern

Ariana Mohit

Alissa

Jill Jurres

Mrs. Kaiser

Justin Hessling

Holden Chu

Jay Lambert

Gordon

Allan Kolman

Postal Clerk

Clayton Landey

Shep Sheppard

David McKnight

Detective #1

Tony Auer

Police Officer

Paulette Ballock

Police Dispatcher

Robert Harvey

Detective Denny

Chris Jacobs

Matt

Steve Archer

Harry Video

Larry Clardy

PTA Parent #1

John K. Shull

PTA Parent #2

Michele Bernath

PTA Parent #4

Steph DuVall

Reporter #1

Sherri Shaffner

Reporter #2

Roger Scott

TV Announcer #1

Gary Dubin

TV Announcer #2

Nigel Gibbs

Marshall

David C. Glasser

Jack

James Hampton

Watts

John Pinero

Carlos Chavez

Juliet Landau

Joni

Ed Trotta

Gil

Kenny McMurphy

Mick

Crew

Syd Cappe

Executive Producer

Cliff Martinez

Original Music Composer

Nicolas Stiliadis

Executive Producer

Janice Hampton

Editor

Sandy Stern

Producer

Allan Moyle

Screenplay

Rupert Harvey

Producer

Larry Bock

Editor

Allan Moyle

Director

Walt Lloyd

Director of Photography

Sara Risher

Executive Producer

Troy Gilbert

Stunts

Donna Evans

Stunts

Michael Cassidy

Stunt Coordinator

John Robotham

Stunts

Ben Scott

Stunts

Newton Thomas Sigel

Additional Director of Photography

Judith Holstra

Casting

Robb Wilson King

Production Design

John H. Burrows

Unit Production Manager

Jeanne Van Cott

Unit Production Manager

Josh McLaglen

First Assistant Director

Daniel R. Suhart

Second Assistant Director

Deborah Aquila

Casting

Melanie Holstra

Casting Assistant

Janet Grillo

Associate Producer

Krishna Rao

Camera Operator

Thomas Yatsko

First Assistant Camera

Giles Dunning

Second Assistant Camera

Carolyn Chen

First Assistant Camera

Francis Lawrence

Second Assistant Camera

Pablo Ferro

Title Designer

Newton TerMeer

Gaffer

John Maninger

Best Boy Electric

Tom Harjo

Key Grip

Robin Semple

Best Boy Grip

Russell Fager

Sound Mixer

Tom Caton

Boom Operator

Lisa De Alva

Property Master

John A. Keim

Assistant Property Master

Michael Abbott

Costume Design

Jessica Fasman

Assistant Costume Designer

Michelle Bühler

Key Makeup Artist

Barbara Olvera

Key Hair Stylist

Denise Dellavalle

Assistant Makeup Artist

Joni Meers

Assistant Makeup Artist

Kathy Curtis-Cahill

Set Decoration

Bruce Bolander

Set Designer

Tina Peterson

Assistant Set Decoration

Robert A. Smith

Set Dresser

Wendy Greene Bricmont

Additional Editing

Ric Keeley

First Assistant Editor

Kurt Hathaway

Assistant Editor

Christopher Sheldon

Supervising Sound Editor

Dane A. Davis

Supervising Sound Editor

Stewart Nelsen

Sound Effects Editor

Kini Kay

Sound Effects Editor

Todd Toon

Sound Effects Editor

Joel Berkovitz

Foley Editor

Tom Hammond

Foley Editor

Mark Larry

Foley Editor

Kimberly Lowe Voigt

Dialogue Editor

Stuart Copely

Dialogue Editor

G.W. Brown

Dialogue Editor

Tracy Toon

Assistant Sound Editor

Melinda Garey

Assistant Sound Editor

Rebecca Nicolaou

Assistant Sound Editor

Gregg Barbanell

Foley Artist

Nancy Parker

Foley Artist

Wayne Heitman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bob Beemer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joel Fein

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jeanette Browning

Sound Recordist

Jon Hussein

ADR Mixer

Jon Hussein

Foley Mixer

Stephen Wood

ADR Recordist

Stephen Wood

Foley Recordist

Hank Calia

Stunts

Mark A. Cuttin

Stunts

B.J. Davis

Stunts

Gary Dionne

Stunts

Ousaun Elam

Stunts

Diamond Farnsworth

Stunts

Larry Holt

Stunts

Dennis Madalone

Stunts

Carol Neilson Smrz

Stunts

Ed Shinstine

Stunts

Jerry Spicer

Stunts

Tony Tamburro

Stunts

Bob Terhune

Stunts

Rhonda Terhune

Stunts

George P. Wilbur

Stunts

Henry Wills

Stunts

Bob McIntosh

Stunts

Bob Yerkes

Stunts

Thomas L. Bellissimo

Special Effects

Charles Belardinelli

Special Effects