| Empire Records | |
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| Directed by | Allan Moyle |
| Written by | Carol Heikkinen[1] |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Walt Lloyd |
| Edited by | Michael Chandler |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million[2] |
| Box office | $303,841 (United States)[3] |
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, 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 negative reviews and major box office losses.[4] It has since gone on to become a cult classic, with several of its stars launching successful careers.[2]
- ^ "Carol Heikkinen". tcmdb. tcm. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ a b Petersen, Anne Helen (September 2, 2014). "How "Empire Records" Became The Unlikely Film Of A Generation". BuzzFeed. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "Empire Records - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Empire Records". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 10, 2020.