Pump Up the Volume

Ferris Bueller meets Talk Hard. A shy kid in Phoenix finds his voice broadcasting an FM pirate station from his basement. It's a Gen X fantasy of underground celebrity, complete with pissed-off adults.

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Allan Moyle directed Pump Up the Volume in 1990. See Allan Moyle's full filmography, where to start with Allan Moyle, or where to go after you've seen everything by Allan Moyle.

Pump Up the Volume was released in 1990 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 102 minutes.