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Synopsis: A music-driven ensemble comedy tracking a day in the lives of a group of twentysomethings at a record store.
Starring: Anthony LaPaglia, Maxwell Caulfield
Supporting actors: Debi Mazar, Rory Cochrane, Johnny Whitworth, Robin Tunney, Renée Zellweger, Ethan Embry, Coyote Shivers, Brendan Sexton III, Liv Tyler, James 'Kimo' Wills, Ben Bode, Gary Bolen, Kimber Sissons, Tony Zaar, Patt Noday, Julia Howard, Kessia Randall, Michele Seidman, Diana Taylor, Bernard Granger
Directed by: Allan Moyle
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
Release year: 1995
Studio: Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sexual situations, language and a drug issue.
ASIN: B001OLTOHO
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,943 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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Empire Records DVD ~ Anthony LaPaglia

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Theatrical Release Information
  • US Theatrical Release Date: October 19, 1995
  • MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual situations, language and a drug issue.
  • Production Company: Monarchy Enterprises B.V., New Regency Pictures, Regency Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Filming Locations: Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars NOT FOR DIE-HARD FANS!!, May 13, 2006
This review is from: Empire Records (Remix! Special Fan Edition) (DVD)
If you are a fan of the ORIGINAL Empire Records, DON'T buy the Re-Mixed Fan version... it's a big dissappointment. There are added scenes in the movie, and some of the BEST lines are changed. Example: When Rex is leaving the store and says "Why don't you all just fade away." Yeah, he doesn't say that in this version. I was very dissappointed when I saw this, b/c die-hard Empire fans DON'T want the best lines changed, so this really isn't a "fan re-mix" b/c it changes stuff the fans LOVE!!! Definitely just buy the regular DVD or VHS version... it's much better as an original, not a re-mix!!!!
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43 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A fun romp, June 2, 2000
By A music fan (Newport Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Empire Records [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This film got terrible reviews...plain and simple. Why? Because it wasn't aimed at film critics ...at all. The film is an experiment in teen flicks along the lines of "The Breakfast Club" it chronicles the lives of a bunch of angsty, depressed, manic teens over the course of a single day, finding odd little ways to tell each of their stories. It definitely accomplishes this goal, using "Rex Manning Day" as the vehicle for delivering half a dozen life stories without telling a boring narrative. Granted, it's doesn't have the most original plot, or Oscar caliber acting, but it the film does what it sets out to do, and for this reason, earned its cult following. Watch this film and you will find yourself quoting lines and recalling scenes. If you're looking for a fun romp with a story that will neither bore you, nor tax your mental reserves, this is a great flick--lots of fun, quotable dialogue, and of course, great music. Both Cochrane and Embry give memorable performances as the night manager, turned well meaning felon turned philosopher and the happy go lucky stoner respectively. The story line is a tad incongruous and disjointed and some of the characters are stereotypical in their attempts to shatter the stereotypes, but if you go in to this movie with the expectations that it's just going to be a fun flick, you'll be satisfied.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars I loved the bonus features., January 1, 2005
By Karen K. Hart (Austin, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Empire Records (Remix! Special Fan Edition) (DVD)
Empire Records, despite all the angst, always leaves everybody I've watched it with in a cheerful mood.
I loved the additions to the remix. I was pleased that so much extra footage was integrated in the film and felt that said footage helped explain a few things better.
A word on the sound--thus far I've only watched my DVD once, at somebody else's house, so I don't know how it will play with my system. But it seemed like the volume was really pumped up for all the songs--so if we had the volume at a decent level to hear the dialogue, I felt like my ears were getting blasted when the music came on. Still, that may be a pro rather than a con for people who really want to rock out.
There are lots of nice touches here--this is a great update for people who own/have viewed the previously-released version of the movie, and newcomers will be able to enjoy it as well.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great cast, awesome music, good film
i finally got around to seeing Empire Records, and it's an awesome movie. Much like in the same mold as Dazed and Confused and Almost Famous, the cast is rock solid, the music is... Read more
Published 1 month ago by O. Rios

3.0 out of 5 stars this is not empire records
this is not the empire records you remember. unfortunately whoever issued this dvd almost completely reedited the sound tracks, and for the worst. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Empire Records
Took a while to ship but case seems to be broken when i got it
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5.0 out of 5 stars big fan
i love this show and when my VHS finally gave up the ghost i had to have a new copy one of the best ficks from the 80's and the cast is the bomb!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars empire records!
I love this movie! Great if you like movies like these: the breakfast club, adventureland, can't hardly wait... to name a few...
Published 7 months ago by S. mendez

4.0 out of 5 stars Damn the man! Save the Empire!
Great 90's flick about colorful mix of kids working at a record store. Check out Liv Tyler and Renee Zellweger before they became hugely famous. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Bubbles1970

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A pretty terrible movie in which ludicrously unrealistic characters go through the motions of learning about themselves, Empire Records is only worth... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars super fast shiiping great by.......
this was a fast and easy purchase and i got the overnight delivery and it was here the next day like promised.....
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5.0 out of 5 stars My guilty pleasure
I can't explain it to you, you wouldn't understand. How can you emphasize that something strikes a resonnating chord with a distant memory of a cherished job? Read more
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