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Empire Records (1995) -- The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try anything to stop the store being absorbed by a large chain.
Empire Records (1995) -- The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try anything to stop the store being absorbed by a large chain.

Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   18,132 votes
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Director:
Allan Moyle
Writer (WGA):
Carol Heikkinen (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 October 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Music more
Tagline:
Open 'til Midnight. more
Plot:
The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try anything to stop the store being absorbed by a large chain. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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User Comments:
a good teen movie that shows how bad today's teen movies have gotten more

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)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Empire
Rock & Fun
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual situations, language and a drug issue.
Runtime:
90 min | USA:107 min (special extended edition)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M (original rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

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Trivia:
When Lucas uncovers the plans for "Music Town" he says "in the immortal words of The Doors, "the time to hesitate is through'". This is from their song "Light My Fire". more
Goofs:
Continuity: Eddie's shirt unbuttons itself momentarily. more
Quotes:
Eddie: Can I ask you something? Do you know where Harvard is?
A.J.: It's near Boston.
Eddie: No I mean, do you really know where Harvard is? It's another planet man- another universe. Totally unlike the one we know. Filled with big blond guys who eat ivy and row boats. What I'm trying to say is, you and Corey just aren't made for each other. She's different from you.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The School of Rock (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Plowed more

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21 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
a good teen movie that shows how bad today's teen movies have gotten, 27 August 2003
9/10
Author: emily37 from brooklyn

with the recent release of the special edition dvd of this film, i'd suggest you go watch it. yeah, this movie is a light, fluffy gen-x teen movie with its music video moments. however, what was eight years ago just a normal teen movie has gained some semblance of social relevance -- compared to today's teen movies, this film can be seen as some sort of masterpiece.

for one thing, you never see films anymore where teens are actually fighting for something except for a date to the prom. the characters in empire records, yes, are submerged in their overdramatic romantic escapades, but their main prerogative in the film is to prevent a large corporation from buying out their independent record store. are there films that spark that kind of activist spirit in middle- and high- schoolers today? no. we're going backwards.

also, the humor in this film offers up some absurdist wit, which you never find in teen movies now. a kid glues some quarters to the floor so he can laugh at the poor saps who later try desperately to pick them up. a shoplifting teenager gives the fake name of 'warren beatty'. do kids today even know who warren beatty is? i doubt it.

this film was made in 1995, right before many of the laws allowing corporations to buy and control multiple media outlets were passed. the years since '96 have shown us a homogenization of music and movies, especially in the teen sphere, and it is turning today's teens into a bunch of celebrity-obsessed idiots.

compared to your sons and daughters, the kids in empire records can be now seen as role models.

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