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Actors: Liv Tyler, Renee Zellweger, Debi Mazar, Ethan Emory, Anthony LaPaglia, Maxwell Caulfield, Johnny Whitworth, etc
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Empire Records |
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Empire Records is a grunge-hard rock, record store. Lucas, an orphaned teen, works at Empire and is allowed to close up for the first time, but when he 'accidentaly' finds plans to turn empire records into a big corporate 'music town' he takes the day's money to atlantic city to double it in order to save empire, but ends up losing all of it. The next day is filled with plans of getting back the money, plus to make things more complicated, Deb comes into the store with a bandage on her wrist and shaves her head, Mark decides to start a band, A.J. has to tell Corey he loves her by 1:27, Corey's planning on getting rid of her virginity, today, Gina reveals Corey's big secret and washed up singer rex manning is in the middle of all of it along with shoplifter 'warren'.
--McCall, Resident Scholar
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The movie is about saving a great record store from going corporate.The store is run by Joe and most of the employees are teens on the verge of going to college. This comedy shows a fair slice of the teen population varying from dopey Mark(or Marc for the trippy psychidellic thing), fast Gina, idiot Eddy, lovestruck artist AJ, suicidal Deb, and the all inportant misunderstood closet speed freak.
--Duchess, Resident Scholar
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Empire Records is the movie of seven kids and their boss all working at an independent record store. The movie starts with the store in jeopardy of being sold into a chain in order to improve sales. Thoughout the couse of the one day the movie covers, the depressed/suicidal chick tries to kill herself, the slut and her best friend a closet speed addict hash it out in front of everyone and the hot guy admits his love from the girl he's been chasing for 5 years. The major conflict begins with the secondary character losing all the previous days profits in Atlantic City. The main character, the boss of the store, attempts to find/cover up the lost money before his boss catches him. In the end, somehow everything is worked out and the entire cast is friends and have accomplised their goals. It leaves you with a warm happy feeling.
--nancinator, Resident Scholar
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This movie is everything 90's, from the AMAZING soundtrack (Gin Blossoms, The Cranberries, Better Than Ezra, Toad the Wet Sprocket, etc), to the Doc Martens, grunge look and school uniform skirts. The plot revolves around a group of kids trying to save the beloved record store they work at....while just about everything that CAN happen in one day DOES happen, to all of them.
--Michaela Forbes, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Empire Records |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- trouble at work
Kind of comedy
- teens acting dopey
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- businessman, saving a faltering
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Midwest
City?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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