Overall, fatally ersatz but good natured at heart.
Empire Records (1995)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:5
Rotten:16
Average Rating:4.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Empire Records is a small music store staffed by a diverse bunch of slackers. As the teens sort out the various crises in their lives, they soon discover their jobs are on the line. This is because... Empire Records is a small music store staffed by a diverse bunch of slackers. As the teens sort out the various crises in their lives, they soon discover their jobs are on the line. This is because the giant franchise Music Town wants to buy out the independent Empire. Can the grungy staff avoid the specter of capitalism -- and keep their jobs intact? [More]
Starring: Liv Tyler, Anthony LaPaglia, Maxwell Caulfield, Ethan Randall
Starring: Liv Tyler, Anthony LaPaglia, Maxwell Caulfield, Ethan Randall, Debi Mazar, Rory Cochrane, Johnny Whitworth, Renée Zellweger, Brendan Sexton, Robin Tunney
Director: Allan Moyle
Director: Allan Moyle
Reviews for Empire Records
A soundtrack in search of a movie, Empire Records is one teen-music effort that never finds a groove.
...things just move quickly from one person's conflicts to another, with little momentum or feeling of satisfaction.
Leaves you with the sensation of having chewed a piece of bubblegum until well after its flavour ran dry.
The Empire Strikes Out . . . lame Gen-X "comedy" that falls completely flat . . . Go rent CLERKS
Empire Records is little more than a poor man's Clerks, but an entertaining one.
It has a good soundtrack, lots of free-for-all dance scenes, and derision toward aging singers and capitalists. And you just can't get enough of that.
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