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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- Writer
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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.
Featured review
a good teen movie that shows how bad today's teen movies have gotten
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.
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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- emily37
- Aug 26, 2003
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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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