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Missing scenes?

posted 21 years ago by Kastore
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I finally saw Pump Up the Volume and found it surprisingly good. So much so that I bought the DVD. Put upon reviewing the film again, I couldn't help but feel that this isn't the complete version of it.

For starters, the credits say that child actress Virginia Keehne is in the movie somewhere. But I've looked and looked and cannot find her anywhere. Same goes for the character of "Harry Video" that's in the same spot in the movie, but likewise I haven't figured out who or where he is. According to the 'order of appearance' cast list, they're both supposed to be introduced shortly before the PTA meeting. So where are they? Can anyone help with this?

And I also tend to think that we see a watered-down version of the 'sex' scene between Slater and Mathis. As another user pointed out, their meeting the next day was a little too awkward to follow two teenagers just seeing each other's bodies for the first time.

Is there a more complete version of this movie out there? Or at least in the works for another DVD release? Unless this is the complete version, and I just can't find these two people that actually are in it.

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[–] pilight 21 years ago

I saw it when it was in the theater, and it was exactly the same. A director's cut might help, it was probably chopped up by the studio. They screwed up the soundtrack too, no Leonard Cohen or Ice T or Descendants or Beastie Boys or Richard Hell & the Voidoids.

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[–] Bitter_Almonds 19 years ago

I hate it when dvd releases f uck up with the soundtrack - especially since this movie is about the music!

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[–] Sammy2k 21 years ago

Well, apparently Seth Green is also in it but I have watched it over and over again but still can't see him.

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[–] Green Fairy 20 years ago

He's pretty easy to find - the redhead with the long mullet. He's mostly in the alcove scenes where they dance and play music at lunchtime.

[–] LusciousJoeKickass 20 years ago

Personally I have jerked my nerves looking for Juliet(Drusilla from Buffy). I look background and everything, no dice.......

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[–] WoodyRockhardo 20 years ago

"Same goes for the character of "Harry Video" that's in the same spot in the movie, but likewise I haven't figured out who or where he is."

Harry Video isnt an actual character. "He" is the fake voice Christian slater uses in the film when he talks on the air. The actor credited as "harry video" is never seen in the film...only heard.

[–] swankstalicious 19 years ago

seth green is one of the kids who plays the tape of harry's show on the school p.a. system. he has maybe 2 lines, so it's easy to miss i guess.

[–] krackrjackz 18 years ago

Seth green is the rebel lookin guys friend and when the two kids tap into the schools overcom speaker things he helps and is giving each other the really funny looking high fives watch again and youll see. :)

[–] lanemyer85 18 years ago

yeah Seth Green is rocking a red mullet and is usually seen with Mazz...the Billy Idol wannabe with the old red vert.

[–] SevenKal-ElGuiry 19 years ago

she took her top off, when he was talking about how he can;t talk to her about how he feels, they slowly danced, then the cops went to the nabours, she put her top back on then left.

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[–] dobraye_utra 19 years ago

I have seen a 'shot' that wasn't in the film: I think it was Mark (Sans HHH persona) in a convertable, overlooking something. (The school maybe...) He's stood up with his arms outspread. I saw it on the back of the rental cover a few years ago; it's not on the retail cover of the video or the DVD & I don't think I have the case any more so I can't check for certainty...

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[–] fearthegecko 17 years ago

That happens at the end of the movie. He's in his mom's jeep with the top off, and looks out over the school's athletic field. Then, the helicopter comes and chases them.

To the OP: I think you're wrong about the "awkwardness" following the sex scene. First off, they don't have sex, they just see each other naked. The point of the scene is to show that by being naked, they exposed their true selves: Mark is no longer 'Harry', and Nora is no longer the shy girl she appears to be at school. Furthermore, the next day, there is a brief moment of awkwardness, until they both burst out laughing, proving that they have real trust in each other.

[–] dobraye_utra 17 years ago

Naah, it's not from the end scenes; the shot's in daylight; that much I remember.

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[–] gnorbury 17 years ago

To clear all this up it's about time they come out with a proper DVD release. The currently released DVD is the same thing as the VHS tape I bought of this movie back in 90.

I want to see a DVD of this movie with extended/deleted scenes, director & cast commentary, and maybe a few interviews. Is that too much to ask?

I watched this movie last night and was surprised that I found it as powerful and inspiring as I did when I was a teen. I just wonder if today's teens see it that way. Teens now-a-days seem way more submissive.

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There's just God when he's drunk."
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