Tami Danielson

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“Empire Records” is one of those quirky 90s films where in a single day, in one music store, every conceivable thing happens to every conceivable character, and at the end of the day, they are all a lot wiser. Or supposedly so.



The characters all work at Empire Records, located in a fictional small town in Delaware. They’re all more or less members of Generation X, except for Joe (Anthony LaPaglia) the store manager, who serves as kind of a father figure. And they are all about to undergo a huge transformation, as the store owners are preparing to sell out to the much hated Music City chain, which has a dress code that outlaws tattoos and body piercings and would basically disqualify the entire Empire Records staff.



The movie opens with head closer Lucas (Rory Cochrane) finding out about the Music City debacle, and instead of depositing the daily cash receipts ($9K) to the bank, he takes a ride to Atlantic City to try and win enough money to save their beloved record store...

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