Featuring:
(in no particular order)
Ethan Randell-Embry (Mark/ER employee, band-member-wannabe)
Liv Tyler (Corey/ER employee, apple of A.J.'s eye)
Rory Cochrane (Lucas/ER employee, couch warmer, loser of money :p)
(Francis) Coyote Shivers (Burko/ER employee)
Renee Zellweger (Gina/ER employee, slut)
Maxwell Caulfield (Rex Manning/musical performer, jerk)
Johnny Whitworth (A.J./ER employee, artist)
Anthony LaPaglia (Joe/ER store manager)
Robin Tunney (Deb/ER employee, rebel)
Brendan Sexton (Warren Beatty/shoplifter, later an ER employee)
Debi Mazar (Jane/Rex Manning's manager)
Other cast members:
James "Kimo" Wills (Eddie/part-time ER employee)
Ben Bode (Mitchell Beck/ER store owner)
Overview - Release: 1998 Rating: PG-13
The movie begins with Lucas sitting in the stores office. He finds business plans that say the "Empire" is going to become a Music Town. Lucas takes the $9,104 (counted twice) and goes to Atlantic City in hopes of doubling or tripling the amount and saving the store from becoming a franchise. He loses the money (with snake eyes). Almost needless to say, Lucas gets in big trouble and is sentenced to sit on the couch, by Joe, the manager, until the money comes back. The rest of the movie is based around trying to come up with a way to get money and on the visit of "The Family Life" star/singer, Rex Manning, who turns out to be a big jerk. Deb shaves her head bald and shows everyone her bandage from where she sliced her wrist, which seemed to have been the basis on bringing everyone closer. A.J. spends his time on the roof fixing the "Empire Records since 1959" sign and works on a way to tell Corey that he loves her. Corey plans to have sex with Rex Manning and then chickens out. Burko clocks into work later than the others , so he doesn't have much of a storyline. Although he does try to comfort Deb and appears to maybe have/had a relationship with her. "Warren Beatty" comes in to the store and tries to shoplift, but didn't pull it off so smoothly and gets caught by Lucas. He becomes a frequent visitor to the store and, eventually, an employee. Mark is the airhead that brings a lot of comedy to the movie - it would not be the same without him. For the rest of the story, you're gonna have to watch the movie. Go rent it. NOW!!!
The entire story was originally shot as two days, but it was cut down to only one.
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I ended up with Mark, which isn't entirely "me," but I'm happy with him because he's my favorite Empire employee. :)