Empire Records
Directed by: Alan Moyle
Written by: Carol Heikkinen
Cast: Maxwell Caulfield, Rory Cochrane, Anthony LaPaglia, Debi Mazar, Ethan Randall, Brendan Sexton III, Robin Tunney, Liv Tyler, Johnny Whitworth
Rory's Character: Lucas
Synopsis: Story traces a single tumultuous day in the lives of several young slackers who work at a bustling store named Empire Records. Anything can happen and everything does--relationships are tested and dilemmas are solved.. all just this side of the law. Until they all have to work together to save the store they are working in from turning into a Music Town, a record chain.
Own Review:
What can I say? Everybody I know has seen "Empire Records". It's the movie I refer to, when they look at me and go: Rory, who? [note, I live in Germany and most of his movies are not well known here]. Lucas, is a character I would label as very cool. Although he is guilty of a crime, you just can't be really mad at him. The way he respond in an almost Zen-kind of way is just adorable. The whole movie is a fun-ride and it is an absolute joy to watch these incredibly young actors. Since I worked in a record store for about 6 years, I can tell you this movie is definitely a cult-movies. Gosh, I miss those times, when I got to work and start fighting over who has the first choice on music in the morning. The special-DVD is a must for all fans of the flick, I especially loved the scene between Lucas and Joe outside talking. It was very well played and added a bit more seriousness to the situation. To sum up, it's a great movie. Oh, and a feel-good movie too. So if you feeling sad, just put "Empire Records" in and Damn the Man!
Outside Reviews:
Links:
Dedicated to the Actors of Empire Records
Summer Rain's Empire Records Page
Another Empire Records Fansite
Lucas Quotes:
__Mitchell's the man Joe! Joe: And the man calls all the shots! Lucas: Damn the man! Joe: Let me explain it to you. Mitchell's the man. I'm the idiot. You're the screw-up. And we're all losers. Welcome to music town.__
__Joe, is it O.K. if I leave the couch? 'Cause I'm gonna leave the couch now, okay? My ass is falling asleep, so I gotta go. I'm leaving.__
__Who knows where thoughts come from? They just appear!__
__Joe, I can categorically say that you are not a bigger banana-head.__
__In the immortal words
of The Doors, 'The time to hesitate is through.'__