And somehow, in hindsight, it seems problematic that the entire trajectory of their lives depends on whether the store remains open for business. When the cast interacts outside of the store, there’s often a lack of chemistry. 471k Followers, 1217 Following, 3385 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from EMPIRE (empire). This isn’t to say the film doesn’t have its flaws. It’s a homage to an era in which every important moment in your teenage life was worthy of a thoughtfully selected soundtrack where starting a band could make you a new person when shaving your head and asking your team to stage your live funeral was an act of devoted friendship when committing larceny was fine if you were saving what you loved and music was listened to in a soundproof booth with headphones on, rather than streamed as a service. Photograph: AF archive/Alamy Stock Photoīased on screenwriter Carol Heikkinen’s real-life experiences of working at global music franchise Tower Records (which filed for bankruptcy in 2006, nearly a decade after the film’s release), Empire Records serves as a rare and beautiful time capsule. And risk-taking gambler and manager-in-training (Rory Cochrane) went on to a bigger part in another cult hit, Dazed and Confused.Įthan Embry, another familiar face from 90s film. The Harvard-bound good-girl-turned-celebrity-scandal (Liv Tyler) matured into an elf maiden in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The wild child who wants to sing in a band (Renée Zellweger) went on to star in Jerry Maguire. Empire’s store manager (Anthony LaPaglia) went on to win a Golden Globe. He confidently wrote it off as a 1.5-star-rated “lost cause” but (rightfully) predicted that the entire cast had better projects ahead of them. Critic Roger Ebert famously gave the film a terrible review during its initial theatrical release. At Empire Records, time stopped and customers were willing to wait out major life crises or call back again after team bonding activities wrapped up.įor a film about fandom, not everyone in the industry understood the appeal. The film gestures towards the tropes of a workplace comedy, without veering too far into the modern-day bureaucracy of Parks and Recreation or the subtle indignities of service work in Party Down. Photograph: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy Stock Photo Anthony LaPaglia, one of the talented cast of Empire Records who went on to bigger things.
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