Empire Records

Synopsis

Empire Records is a 1995 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Allan Moyle, written by Carol Heikkinen, and starring an ensemble cast including Anthony LaPaglia, Maxwell Caulfield, Ethan Embry, Debi Mazar, Rory Cochrane, Johnny Whitworth, Robin Tunney, Renée Zellweger, and Liv Tyler. The plot follows a group of record store employees over the course of one exceptional day. The employees try to stop the store from being sold to a large chain, and learn about each other along the way. Empire Records was theatrically released in the United States on September 22, 1995, by Warner Bros. to generally mixed reviews and major box office losses. Nonetheless, several of its stars managed to go on to enjoy successful careers. The film has since gone on to become a cult classic.

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Details

Type

Movie

Release date

September 22, 1995

Genres

comedy drama, romantic comedy film, teen film, coming-of-age film, drama film, tragicomedy

Created by

Allan Moyle

Runtime

100 min

Countries

United States