Pump Up the Volume
I the year 1990 there was a great deal of controversy over free speech especially in the teenage world. High school was the place we were afraid to speak our minds too much but when a pirate radio station is seducing the world of teenagers at Hubert Humfrey High school by the DJ Happy Harry Hard on the school and its corrupt principal are thrown into a battle of freedom of speech and the barriers back then in this pre Internet era.What a cast starring Christian Slater who's star was on the rise he had already shocked audiences with his over the top performance in Heathers. Samantha Mathis in an amazing debut the two would later team up for Broken Arrow. Also starring Annie Ross in a very convincing role as the corrupt Principal I mean come on we all had a principal we hated or could compare back in those days. Scott Paulin ( The Right Stuff ) and Ellen Greene ( Little Shop of Horrors ) as a sympathetic teacher. Look fast for Seth Greene now famous for Family Guy and Austin Powers movies as one of the teenagers. Being a teenager in these times reflected heavily in this movie and even hits home today in many areas interesting as well no Internet back then so a short wave radio compared to our today's social networking makes you aware of the problems of yesterday are still very much the problems of today. I give this movie 5 mad stars for its impact on me then and now seeing it from the perspective of a renegade teem myself who is now a parent and a Child Youth Worker of over 14 years this movie still has a magic that it stands out on its own. Props to Christian Slater for making such an impact.
