Pump Up the Volume
1990 · 102 min · Director: Allan Moyle
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Mark is an intelligent but shy teenager who has just moved to Arizona from the East Coast. His parents give him a short-wave radio so he can talk to his pals, but instead he sets up shop as pirate deejay Hard Harry, who becomes a hero to his peers while inspiring the wrath of the local high school principal. When one of Harry's listeners commits suicide, inspired chaos breaks out at the school and the authorities are called in to put a stop to Harry's broadcasts.
Emotional fingerprint
Pump Up the Volume (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Humor 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration30%
- Humor25%
- Excitement20%
- Anxiety15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Humor, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Humor and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 37 % | 13 % | 15 % | 5 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 39 % | 16 % | 16 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 40 % | 16 % | 11 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 41 % | 18 % | 10 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 45 % | 29 % | 20 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Empathy | 54 % | 45 % | 40 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Sadness | 63 % | 54 % | 56 % | 11 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 66 % | 58 % | 60 % | 10 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sadness | 68 % | 58 % | 54 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Hope | 64 % | 54 % | 41 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Empathy | 57 % | 46 % | 30 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 53 % | 36 % | 21 % | 16 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Empathy | 51 % | 35 % | 19 % | 16 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 53 % | 35 % | 15 % | 20 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 53 % | 35 % | 14 % | 21 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 55 % | 38 % | 24 % | 20 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 61 % | 38 % | 25 % | 29 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 70 % | 44 % | 19 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Hope | 70 % | 45 % | 16 % | 63 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Hope | 60 % | 33 % | 12 % | 58 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Luis Chavez
Paige Woodward
Mr. Woodward
Cheryl Biggs
Malcolm Kaiser
Mazz Mazzilli
Jamie
Chip
Details
- Directed by
- Allan Moyle
- Written by
- Allan Moyle
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1990
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
Where to watch
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