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About
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.
Theatrical
Aug 22, 1990
Box Office
$11.5M
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 21, 1999
Theaters
2
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
New Line Cinema, SC Entertainment
Quotes
See all →Encouragement to Speak Freely
Taglines
Talk Hard.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Call to Rebel Against Conformity
Taglines
Steal the Air.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →C
Christian Slater
Mark Hunter
S
Samantha Mathis
Nora Diniro
A
Annie Ross
Loretta Creswood
S
Scott Paulin
Brian Hunter
M
Mimi Kennedy
Marla Hunter
A
Andy Romano
Murdock
C
Cheryl Pollak
Paige Woodward
J
Jeff Chamberlain
Mr. Woodward
L
Lala Sloatman
Janie
S
Seth Green
Joey
R
Robert Schenkkan
David Deaver
E
Ellen Greene
Jan Emerson
A
Anthony Lucero
Malcolm Kaiser
B
Billy Morrissette
Mazz Mazzilli
A
Ahmet Zappa
Jamie
M
Matt McGrath
Chris
J
James Hampton
Arthur Watts
N
Nolan Hemmings
Chip
V
Virginya Keehne
Linda
L
Lin Shaye
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