History YMMV / PumpUpTheVolume

** The movie has a legitimately awesome soundtrack, featuring the Cowboy Junkies covering Music/RobertJohnson, ''Concrete Blonde'' covering Music/LeonardCohen, the Music/BeastieBoys, Music/SonicYouth, Music/{{Soundgarden}}, Music/WasNotWas, and Music/ThePixies contributing a different arrangement of their "Wave of Mutilation". The Beastie Boys track that Mark plays in the film is a legitimately obscure bootleg called "The Scenario" that actually was left off their first album due to ExecutiveMeddling.

* FairForItsDay: While Harry doesn't clearly come out and say homophobia is bad when he talks to the gay teen who had been abused by other students when they found out he was gay, the fact he takes it seriously and talks to the other teen seriously about it (especially considering he takes almost nothing else seriously), makes this movie much different than almost all the teen movies that came out in the 1980's.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This is sort of an [[SpiritualAntithesis informal bookend]] with ''Film/{{Heathers}}'', in regard to Creator/ChristianSlater's films and the subject of teenage suicide - a subject that has sadly only gained in importance over the years.
--> We're all worried, we're all in pain. That just comes with having eyes and having ears. But just remember one thing - it can't get any worse, it can only get better. High school is the bottom, being a teenager sucks, but that's the point, surviving it is the whole point. Quitting is not going to make you stronger, living will. So just hang on and hang in there.

** Considering that it shows that "Harry" has been broadcasting a short time before the start of the film, it's safe to say someone may have made it over the course of a few days and decided to bring it up to the high school (where everyone hangs out to listen to the broadcast) on that particular night.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This is sort of an [[SpiritualAntithesis informal bookend]] with ''Film/{{Heathers}}'', in regard to Slater's films and the subject of teenage suicide - a subject that has sadly only gained in importance over the years.
--> We're all worried, we're all in pain. That just comes with having eyes and having ears. But just remember one thing - it can't get any worse, it can only get better. High school is the bottom, being a teenager sucks, but that's the point, surviving it is the whole point. Quitting is not going to make you stronger, living will. So just hang on and hang in there.

* FairForItsDay: While Harry doesn't clearly come out and say homophobia is bad when he talks to the gay teen who had been abused by other students when they found out he was gay, the fact he takes it seriously and talks to the other teen seriously about it, makes this movie much different than almost all the teen movies that came out in the 1980's.

* EarWorm: Harry's StupidStatementDanceRemix at the beginning of his final broadcast: "Happy Birthday dad, I'm in JAIL!!" We see a couple of students dancing to it as the climax starts.

* EarWorm : "Happy birthday Dad, I'm IN JAIL!"

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This is sort of an [[SpiritualAntithesis informal bookend]] with ''Film/{{Heathers}}'', in regard to Slater's films and the subject of teenage suicide.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This is sort of an informal bookend with ''Film/{{Heathers}}'', in regard to Slater's films and the subject of teenage suicide.

** The movie has a legitimately awesome soundtrack, featuring the Cowboy Junkies covering Music/RobertJohnson, ''Concrete Blonde'' covering Music/LeonardCohen, the Music/BeastieBoys, Music/SonicYouth, Music/{{Soundgarden}}, Music/WasNotWas, and Music/ThePixies contributing a different arrangement of their "Wave of Mutilation". The BeastieBoys track that Mark plays in the film is a legitimately obscure bootleg called "The Scenario" that actually was left off their first album due to ExecutiveMeddling.

** The movie has a legitimately awesome soundtrack, featuring the Cowboy Junkies covering Music/RobertJohnson, Music/ConcreteBlonde covering Music/LeonardCohen, the Music/BeastieBoys, Music/SonicYouth, Music/{{Soundgarden}}, Music/WasNotWas, and Music/ThePixies contributing a different arrangement of their "Wave of Mutilation". The BeastieBoys track that Mark plays in the film is a legitimately obscure bootleg called "The Scenario" that actually was left off their first album due to ExecutiveMeddling.
** In the film but not included on the soundtrack are the Music/LeonardCohen original of the song covered by Music/ConcreteBlonde and a song by Music/StanRidgway that is only available on live bootlegs.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The movie has a legitimately awesome soundtrack, featuring the Cowboy Junkies covering Music/RobertJohnson, Music/ConcreteBlonde covering Music/LeonardCohen, the Music/BeastieBoys, Music/SonicYouth, Music/{{Soundgarden}}, Music/WasNotWas, and Music/ThePixies contributing a different arrangement of their "Wave of Mutilation". The BeastieBoys track that Mark plays in the film is a legitimately obscure bootleg called "The Scenario" that actually was left off their first album due to ExecutiveMeddling.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: "I'm suspending you." "You can't do that." "Oh, I think I just did."
** In the same exchange, when Deaver, who's been on the side of the administration up to this point, says "They're just kids," showing he does care about his students. Though [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation he may be just covering himself]].

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The movie has a legitimately awesome soundtrack, featuring the Cowboy Junkies covering RobertJohnson, ConcreteBlonde covering LeonardCohen, the BeastieBoys, SonicYouth, Music/{{Soundgarden}}, Music/WasNotWas, and ThePixies contributing a different arrangement of their "Wave of Mutilation". The BeastieBoys track that Mark plays in the film is a legitimately obscure bootleg called "The Scenario" that actually was left off their first album due to ExecutiveMeddling.
** In the film but not included on the soundtrack are the LeonardCohen original of the song covered by ConcreteBlonde and a song by StanRidgway that is only available on live bootlegs.

** In the same exchange, when Deaver, who's been on the side of the administration up to this point, says "They're just kids," showing he does care about his students.

---> We're all worried, we're all in pain. That just comes with having eyes and having ears. But just remember one thing - it can't get any worse, it can only get better. High school is the bottom, being a teenager sucks, but that's the point, surviving it is the whole point. Quitting is not going to make you stronger, living will. So just hang on and hang in there.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The movie has a legitimately awesome soundtrack, featuring the Cowboy Junkies covering RobertJohnson, ConcreteBlonde covering LeonardCohen, the BeastieBoys, SonicYouth, Music/{{Soundgarden}}, and ThePixies contributing a different arrangement of their "Wave of Mutilation". The BeastieBoys track that Mark plays in the film is a legitimately obscure bootleg called "The Scenario" that actually was left off their first album due to ExecutiveMeddling.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This is sort of an informal bookend with ''{{Heathers}}'', in regard to Slater's films and the subject of teenage suicide.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This is sort of an informal bookend with ''[[=Heathers=]]'', in regard to Slater's films and the subject of teenage suicide.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This is sort of an informal bookend with ''[=Heathers=]'', in regard to Slater's films and the subject of teenage suicide.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This is sort of an informal bookend with ''Heathers'', in regard to Slater's films and the subject of teenage suicide.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The movie has a legitimately awesome soundtrack, featuring the Cowboy Junkies covering RobertJohnson, ConcreteBlonde covering LeonardCohen, the BeastieBoys, SonicYouth, {{Soundgarden}}, and ThePixies contributing a different arrangement of their "Wave of Mutilation". The BeastieBoys track that Mark plays in the film is a legitimately obscure bootleg called "The Scenario" that actually was left off their first album due to ExecutiveMeddling.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The movie has a legitimately awesome soundtrack, featuring the Cowboy Junkies covering RobertJohnson, ConcreteBlonde covering LeonardCohen, the BeastieBoys, SonicYouth, {{Soundgarden}}, and ThePixies contributing a different arrangement of their "Wave of Mutilation". The BeastieBoys track that Mark plays in the film is a legitimately obscure bootleg called "The Scenario" that actually was left off their first album due to ExecutiveMeddling.