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 ... Read allTwenty-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.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.
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Renée Zellweger
- Gina
- (as Renee Zellweger)
Ethan Embry
- Marc
- (as Ethan Randall)
Brendan Sexton III
- Warren
- (as Brendan Sexton)
Kimber Sissons
- Woman at Craps Table
- (as Kimber Monroe)
Julia Deane
- Kathy
- (as Julia Howard)
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Did you know
- TriviaRex Manning's music video "Say No More, Mon Amour" was shot on Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina in one day. It was shot before principal photography, intended as a 17-second dance move piece for the main actors and actresses to make fun of. However, the music video director shot for the entire day, and gave the producers a four minute, thirty second music video.
- GoofsAJ removes his shirt during the close-up in-store dancing scene. The long shot shows it back on, and then another close shot shows it off.
- Crazy creditsMark and Eddie sitting on the curb in front of the store talking about rock bands.
- Alternate versionsSpecial Edition DVD contains 16 minutes of deleted footage edited back into the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Modern Movie Soundtracks Guys Love (2013)
- SoundtracksTil I Hear It from You
Performed by Gin Blossoms
Written by Jesse Valenzuela, Robin Wilson and Marshall Crenshaw
Courtesy of A&M Records Inc.
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Slice of life in a music store.
As one critic bluntly says, in one day everything that can possibly happen to the characters does, and everyone comes out better at the end. Truly this doesn't happen in real life, but in REEL life we call it entertainment. I enjoyed it as a quirky comedy. I probably would not have been so entertained if it didn't have some of my favorite stars, some before they hit it big -- Renee Zellweger, Liv Tyler, Debi Mazar, and Anthony LaPaglia. I was not familiar with Rory Cochrane, but his character Lucas was one of the best here.
So, what's the story? LaPaglia is the manager of this Eastern US record store, Empire Records which has been in business since 1959, the sign tells us. On this fateful day employee Lucas is asked to close the store at midnight, and count all the money, twice. He does, and also observes that plans are in place to sell the business and convert it into a rather dull record store. So, he does what any good employee would do. Instead of putting the $9Thousand in the safe, he gets on his motorcycle and heads to Atlantic City with it! That begins a rather hectic 24 hours, involving all the employees of Empire Records.
Nothing Earth-shaking, just a fun movie to watch.
May 2020 edit: I watched it again and came away with much the same opinions. I found it especially interesting to see Zellweger right before she started her climb with the role in Jerry Maguire a year later. And now she is a fresh Oscar winner, Best Actress as Judy Garland. You can see that she was always exceptional.
So, what's the story? LaPaglia is the manager of this Eastern US record store, Empire Records which has been in business since 1959, the sign tells us. On this fateful day employee Lucas is asked to close the store at midnight, and count all the money, twice. He does, and also observes that plans are in place to sell the business and convert it into a rather dull record store. So, he does what any good employee would do. Instead of putting the $9Thousand in the safe, he gets on his motorcycle and heads to Atlantic City with it! That begins a rather hectic 24 hours, involving all the employees of Empire Records.
Nothing Earth-shaking, just a fun movie to watch.
May 2020 edit: I watched it again and came away with much the same opinions. I found it especially interesting to see Zellweger right before she started her climb with the role in Jerry Maguire a year later. And now she is a fresh Oscar winner, Best Actress as Judy Garland. You can see that she was always exceptional.
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- TxMike
- Jan 6, 2006
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $273,188
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $150,800
- Sep 24, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $273,188
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
- 2.35 : 1
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