film that follows a group of record store employees over the course of one exceptional day. The employees of this independent music store try to fight off a large chain, all while learning about each other. The film was directed by Allan Moyle
and stars Anthony LaPaglia
, Robin Tunney
, Rory Cochrane
, Renée Zellweger
, Ethan Embry
, and Liv Tyler
.
Empire Records is a small, independent record shop managed by Joe (Anthony LaPaglia
). His employees are all high-school students and young adults.
[Wearing nothing but a MusicTown apron] Welcome to MusicTown, may I service you?
I really think Musictown is torn on the revealing garment issue.
Attention Rex Manning fans, to your left you will notice a shoplifter being chased by night manager, Lucas. This young man will be caught, deep fried in a vat of hot oil and served to our first hundred customers. Just another tasty treat from the gang at Empire Records.
Oh now, Debra, don't be bitter, surely with your ever growing collection of flesh mutilating silver appendages and your brand new Neo-Nazi boot camp makeover, the boys will come a-runnin'.
In the immortal words of The Doors|The Doors, 'The time to hesitate is through.'
The fat man walks alone.
[Lucas has just gambled away all Joe's money] I wonder if I'll be held responsible for this.
Joe, I can categorically say that you are not a bigger banana-head.
I do not regret the things I have done, but those I did not do.
I used to pee in my bed. I did. I, I wet my bed until I was ten. My mother turned me over to the county when I was ten too- not for being a bed wetter- but for being a bad seed. Anyways, 3 years went by, then Joe came. And he took me out, and I became the well adjusted person I am today.