Speaking of Slater, I need to give this movie it's own thread. One of my favs from the 90's. Really has the feel of an 80's classic. Slater is excellent as the shy kid who can't talk to people face to face, but let's it all go behind the mic. I bet alot of people are like this today....with technology. So much easier to speak through the keyboard, texting, emails, etc., but have trouble face to face or on the phone. Back in the day, I could see a bit of Hard Harry in myself too. I always had a shy side. Not so much anymore. What do you all think of this brilliant piece of work?
[ 08. January 2011, 09:25: Message edited by: 80'sRocked ]
Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
I like this too. I have it on DVR but haven't gotten around to watching it yet...
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
This one is great. One of Slater's best. It has everything I like, great tunes, lots of fun quotable stuff, students rising up against repressive school policies. Heck, who didn't want to be Christian Slater as an undercover/underground radio host? A keeper. "Talk hard."
Posted by annier (Member # 3305) on :
This is my favourite Slater movie
"Eat your cereal with a fork and do your homework in the dark"
What a rebel lol Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
"I want you to rise up in the cafeteria and stab them with your plastic forks."
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
"I want blood, sweat and tears!"
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by Valley: I did a thread on this movie a few years back and our analysis is eerily similar.
Really? I swear I never saw your thread. I guess great minds think alike.
The music was so good in this movie, I thought like Say Anything it was pointing to the 90's alternative music revolution. A kind of punk element to it. Slater was so fun to watch back then, he was so Jack Nicholson influenced.
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
Great movie, now if only they'd release a decent DVD. It just grabs your attention from the first scene (with one of the most memorable opening lines IMO) and never lets go. There was a real new wave brat pack emergering back then with Slater, Depp, Morton, Ryder, Hawke, Pheonix, Reeves and Connely.
Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
I watched it last night. I haven't seen it since 1990. I didn't know Seth Green was in it too. It was a good refresher.
Kash,
It's for sale on amazon.com on DVD. So is the soundtrack...
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by Kash: Great movie, now if only they'd release a decent DVD.
I agree on both Kash. I've had the dvd for a while now and watch it every now and again. It stinks that there are no extras at all. This movie should have tons!
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
Yeah, where exactly is the Christian Slater/Samantha Manthis commentary need for this? Another Slater flick, Gleaming the Cube got a raw deal with the DVD treatment too, hard to find and no extras even though it had some great skateboarding in it.
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here,
A good movie, a good soundtrack, I have both.
We are DEVO
Posted by Mike. (Member # 7179) on :
This is a top film not seen it for ages but Slater is great in it and you can't go wrong having Samantha Manthis to look at.
Posted by skatexedge (Member # 5712) on :
Great movie! One of my faves! At least the skimpy DVD gave us a choice of widescreen or full screen. I can't stand full screen!
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
Watched this again the other night and needed to give this thread a bump. Never gets old....
Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
Yeah, this is a great movie. So much rebellion. My introduction to Leonard Cohen too. I'll always be thankful for that Posted by Fightertown (Member # 7418) on :
Posted by amaranth (Member # 8882) on :
My fave 90s movie i still have the soundtrack 1 everybody knows-concrete blonde 2 why cant i fall in love-ivan neville 3 stand -liquid jesus 4 wave of mutilation-the pixis 5 ive got a secret miniture camera -peter murphy 6 kick out the jams-bad brains/henry rollins 7 fredom of speech-above the law 8 titanium exposure-sonic youth 9 me and the devil blues-cowboy junkie 10-tale o the twister-chagull guevara
This film was an absolute obsession for me in my teen years still a fantastic film with yummy slater!
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here,
I don't love that version of wave of mutilation. The original is much better.
We are DEVO
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
I used to watch "Pump Up The Volume" quite often, but somewhere it dropped out of my rotation. Time to fix that!
Was Not Was Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
I missed this thread 2 years ago?....i'm surprised I didn't post on it? It's always been a fav, it's a VHS that sits with my 80s movies..honorary 80s indeed. I loved Slater he has the prefect radio voice....sexy! I had the soundtrack then, but it wasn't one of my favs....i'd be interested to check into it now. Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
Really liked this back in the day. A good 'last gasp' for teen movies. Interesting that Slater was in both this and 'Heathers' the previous year, and they were both credible movies that closed the 80's teen era out. Slater was quite a pin-up back then.
Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
This is just one of those films I have to dig out every year Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
"You're the voice crying out in the wilderness, you're the voice that makes my brain burn and my guts go gooey. Yeah, you gut me.. my inside spill on your alter and tell the future. My steaming, gleaming guts spell out your nature.
I know you.. not your name, but your game.. I know the true you.. come to me or I'll come to you. "
"Pump Up The Volume" is a brilliant movie with a stellar and quite unique soundtrack. The subject matter it tackles is rather serious, but it had an awesome message.
I used to watch it all the time, but somewhere it dropped off my radar. For some reason tonight it was calling my name. Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Totally love how they used "Wave of Mutilation" by Pixies.. as Mark is walking to school and Nora jumps out at him.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
"You're the voice crying out in the wilderness, you're the voice that makes my brain burn and my guts go gooey. Yeah, you gut me.. my inside spill on your alter and tell the future. My steaming, gleaming guts spell out your nature.
I know you.. not your name, but your game.. I know the true you.. come to me or I'll come to you. "
"Pump Up The Volume" is a brilliant movie with a stellar and quite unique soundtrack. The subject matter it tackles is rather serious, but it had an awesome message.
I used to watch it all the time, but somewhere it dropped off my radar. For some reason tonight it was calling my name. Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
I have not watched this in about 15 years, but I am gonna sit down now and watch it.
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
i have not seen this, not a fan of christian slater but i will give it a shot.
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
I watched it last night but I couldn't get into it. It was good when I watched it as a kid, but being almost 30 I just could not find it very appealing. Not to say that its not a good movie, I just think that it is an age relative movie.
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
i am going to try to watch this one, this week. because i haven't seen it but a handful of times, i don't recall a lot of the movie until i watch it again.
but i do love when Slater tells Nora "you're nuts!" and she says back, "ya, well you make me nuts." of course, there are way more cooler lines in the movie, i will remember, once i watch it.
i haven't watched any Slater movies in a long time.
what got me to watch this one for the first time, was one of my best friends came to school talking about it, telling me the story. i think her older bro owned it, so we ended up watching it together. great stuff.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
The back patio scene where Slater is squirting lighter fluid on the grill burning up the evidence is an excellent scene.
Oh is that really Seth Green in this movie?
My other fav is when Nora is driving the jeep while Mark is broadcasting and they going mobile to evade the FCC. And the best part is that even after Mark knows that his 'secret' is out.. he still keeps broadcasting.
Ronnie.. I'm totally digging all the stories about your childhood/teen years that you are sharing. It is awesome when watching a movie reminds you of someone that way. Just great stuff from you. Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
This one - like 'Breakfast Club' - is a movie where the teen piety grates to me as an adult. However, like TBC, it has rock-solid performances, and the dialogue is still very good.
Posted by Lovers with Cassie (Member # 7794) on :
Good film, going by more or less all the comments on this thread. I would give it a go if I could.
Has anybody read the novelisation by J. S. Feliciano?
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
watched it this evening.
it's always good to see every once in a while. i like seeing all the teens in their rooms, listening to the their little radios, reminds me of when i used to be in my room, listening to music, and so focused on the song, the radio hosts..etc. i used to go to bed listening to music on my boom box. more memories there ha..
i love movie soundtracks but i was never really drawn in by the music in this one?
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
Cool Ronnie!
I'm going to watch it again in the next few days......see Valley boo yahhh Ronnie isn't pulled into the sdtrk either Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Ronster and Muffin.. to be honest I remember first renting "Pump Up The Volume" on VHS and watching it. There was a 30 second promo on the VHS tape hyping how great the soundtrack was with snippets of the tunes. Then I watched the movie and felt rather underwhelmed by the tunes.. but..
Even though the movie had the depressing undertones of teens dealing with sensitive issues such as suicide, pregnancy, homosexuality, and corrupt adults... it became a movie I eventually purchased and watched quite often.
Now after several repeat viewings .. I respect the soundtrack as being unique and it really meshes with the scenes in the movie. I enjoy several of the tunes .. however this tune though depressingly dark .. I could play like 5 times in a row and want to listen again:
If you watch it.. I totally love when Mark is walking by Nora towards the end of the clip and the tune comes back for just a couple of seconds and then she circles him and says hi. Isn't that what we all want.. to have those emotions for someone else?
I will say that the tunes without the movie would not be the same for me.. but I can say that for a lot of tunes from a ton of movies.
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
haha Awww Valley it's killing you eh?
It's not like i'm saying it's bad.....it works for the movie and the time....I like dome of the bands on there....but the choices of songs etc.....don't make me want to pull it out and listen to it? or even get excited about it? i'm going to try and watch it today for ya.....it's been a couple years since i've seen it
I'll tell you if my thoughts have changed and if I love this song above Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
valley i do like the song and the clip you posted... great job mentioning the emotion in that part of the movie, i totally get what you mean, ..been there!
i think the music goes great with the movie, and when i watch it, i can appreciate the style of the music, associated with the nature of the movie.. and all the depressing topics, as you mentioned.
it's not really the darkness of the music that i'm not loving, because i listen to all types of music, maybe it's just the individual songs?
i still like the movie though, i watched it for you. Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
aww.. the fact that you both watched the movie because of a comment I posted is just the coolest thing ever!
Seriously .. I totally understand we aren't always going to enjoy the same things.. but the fact we try to see each other's viewpoint is just the best gift I can imagine. Thanks!
Posted by Veronica Sawyer (Member # 2221) on :
Someone told me once that I should watch this movie because "it's way better than Heathers." Didn't agree with that statement AT ALL, but I liked it, especially the love story between Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis. I liked how Christian was living this double life and everyone in the school had no idea that he was the DJ. I remember it having some corny moments (kinda like what Logan was talking about), but overall, I think it's a cool movie.
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
I always wanted to have Mark's funky little basement like setup, but now it is a bit dated I guess. I am still into the whole setup thing but with more modern equipment, but not the whole pirate radio transmission stuff.
Posted by Veronica Sawyer (Member # 2221) on :
I found this on dvd at FYE last weekend for $3.99 so I bought it and watched it today. I still like this movie a lot - wasn't as corny as I remembered it being. Yeah, it's a bit over-dramatic but I think the movie is supposed to be a hyper-reality sort of thing, if that makes any sense
I love the chemistry between Nora and Mark, especially that little kiss they have at the school. Also liked the part where Mark's parents are so elated at him having a girl at his house. Pretty cute stuff in an otherwise dramatic movie
As for the soundtrack, it has some pretty cool stuff on there. Peter Murphy, The Pixies...you don't see stuff like that on soundtracks too often, so I will have to check it out.
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
I watched this one last night........I have to admit I don't love it like I used too but it was still fun to watch.....it was always an honorary 80s movie for me....but watching it now it defiantly feels 90s especially the music plays a part in that......and Valley for some reason the sdtrk still doesn't pull me in.....i'm not dogging the artists?
Agree with Vern.....Nora and Marks chemistry is sweet.
Posted by Veronica Sawyer (Member # 2221) on :
I was actually just listening to the soundtrack today! It's pretty hit or miss for the most part. I do love that Pixies song that Valley mentioned though!
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
Love it when this topic makes a comeback. Great film, this.
Posted by Cowboy10uk (Member # 117) on :
Love this film, have to say its up there at the top of the list. Nothing better than a dark room, a bottle of jack and Pump up the Volume on the player to chill you out after a hard day at work.
The soundtrack is fantastic.
If anyones intrested I had this tucked away in my bookmarks.
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