Movie Settings Database

Pump Up the Volume

Where:

Arizona

When:

The 1990s

Talk hard! — 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.

Released in 1990 — 105 minutes

Genres:

Music Drama

Language:

English