Slater commends the movie for addressing mental health issues head-on.
“That’s my favorite movie to this day.
Look, I love the character.
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I think that there is a depth to that movie that still obviously resonates today,” theMr.
Robotactor, who is currently starring onDirty John: The Betty Broderick Story,says.
Mark gets mail from listeners who want to go on air after his no-BS style of talking catches on.
In one scene in particular, there’s a kid named Malcolm who writes in desperate for advice.
He’s set on suicide.
Mark, who now prides himself on speaking directly to the disaffected, calls him up.
“Maybe it’s okay to be alone sometimes,” Mark begins to say.
“I sit alone every day sitting in the stairwell eating my lunch or reading a book.”
“The way the world is going, it’s extraordinarily frustrating,” Slater says.
Pump Up the Volumeis currently available to rent, but it’s nowhere to be found on a streamer.
Slater followed upPump Upthe Volumewith roles inYoung Guns IIandRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
