Empire Records (1995)

Twenty-four hours in the lives of the young employees at Empire Records when they all grow up and become young adults thanks to each other and the manager. They all face the store joining a chain store with strict rules.

Director:

Allan Moyle

Writer:

Carol Heikkinen

Stars:

Anthony LaPaglia, Debi Mazar, Maxwell Caulfield

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony LaPaglia	...	Joe Reaves
Maxwell Caulfield	...	Rex Manning
Debi Mazar	...	Jane
Rory Cochrane	...	Lucas
Johnny Whitworth	...	A.J.
Robin Tunney	...	Debra
Renée Zellweger	...	Gina (as Renee Zellweger)
Ethan Embry	...	Mark (as Ethan Randall)
Coyote Shivers	...	Berko
Brendan Sexton III	...	Warren (as Brendan Sexton)
Liv Tyler	...	Corey Mason
James 'Kimo' Wills	...	Eddie
Ben Bode	...	Mitchell Beck
Gary Bolen	...	Croupier
Kimber Sissons	...	Woman at Craps Table (as Kimber Monroe)

Storyline

A day in the life of the employees of Empire Records. Except this is a day where everything comes to a head for a number of them facing personal crises - can they pull through together? And more importantly, can they keep their record store independent and not swallowed up by corporate greed?

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Plot Keywords:

record store | promiscuous woman | atlantic city new jersey | female sitting on a toilet | girl in panties | 

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Taglines:

What's with today, today?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual situations, language and a drug issue

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was originally filmed as two days, but it was cut and fit into one.

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Goofs

When Rex is signing autographs one of the women says she has seen every episode of his show "The Family Life." When every other character throughout the movie refers to the show as "The Family Way"

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Quotes

Joe: Deb, what are you doing?
Debra: I just wanted to have a little chat with Warren.
Warren: Oh yeah? Well have a little chat with my gun.
Debra: [into the barrel of Warren's gun] What do you want Warren?
Warren: STOP CALLING ME WARREN. MY NAME ISN'T FUCKING WARREN.
Debra: Well you can't kill me 'cause I'm already dead. And I talked to God, and she says, "Yo, wassup?" and she wants you to lose the gun.
Warren: What? You are psycho. You're a psycho.

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Crazy Credits

Mark & Eddie sitting on the curb in front of the store talking about bands.

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Alternate Versions

Special Edition DVD contains 16 minutes of deleted footage edited back into the film.

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Connections

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Soundtracks

Say No More (Mon Amour)
Performed by Maxwell Caulfield
Written by Ralph Schuckett & Christopher Ward

User Reviews

What!?

what are you talking about, this film is great. the characters ARE just slacker idiots, thats the point, it means more people can possibly identify with them. the soundtrack is amazing too and the use of it is done best in this film since possibly pulp fiction, the music in most film is just used as background noise, in this film it is part of it and is used to emphasise the story. thisis th ebest film ive seen in ages and i watch alot of movies.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Empire

Filming Locations:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$150,800, 24 September 1995

Gross USA:

$273,188

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$273,188

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monarchy Enterprises B.V., New Regency Productions, Regency Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 107 min (special extended edition)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1