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Where was Pump Up the Volume filmed?

1990 film, directed by Allan Moyle.

  • California

The story is set in Arizona, about 504 miles (812 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Arizona
Filmed in
California
Distance
About 504 miles (812 km) between Arizona and the nearest filming location.

About Pump Up the Volume

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Released
1990
Director
Allan Moyle
Cast
Christian SlaterSamantha MathisAndy RomanoAnnie RossEllen GreeneHolly SampsonMimi KennedyScott PaulinSeth GreenCheryl Pollak
Genre
TeenComing-of-ageDramaComedyMelodrama
Awards
Golden Space Needle

The story

High school student Mark Hunter lives in a sleepy suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, and broadcasts an FM pirate radio station from his parents' basement, which functions as his sole outlet for his teenage angst and aggression.

His audience grows from a handful of loyal listeners to the entire student body.

Fellow student Nora De Niro deduces that Mark is Hard Harry, and attempts to assuage the guilt he feels over Malcolm.

Famous lines from Pump Up the Volume

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • 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 down out there.Mark Hunter
  • Talk Hard.
  • Steal the Air.
  • The Voice of a Generation.

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