Pump Up the Volume can be a bit overbearing, but this is one teen drama with the courage of its convictions -- and a killer soundtrack.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Allan Moyle -
Producer -
Sandy Stern , Rupert Harvey -
Screenwriter -
Allan Moyle -
Distributor -
New Line Cinema -
Production Co -
New Line Cinema , SC Entertainment -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 22, 1990, Wide -
Release Date (DVD) -
Aug 15, 2000 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$11.5M -
Runtime -
1h 45m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby