Ep1115: Class of '95: Empire Records - Live Roundtable Review
The Class of '95 graduates this week with a look at one of that year's most memorable cult hits--and biggest flops: Empire Records!
Allan Moyle's bewildering follow-up to his generational anthem, Pump up the Volume, tracks a day in the life of several record store employees whose love lives and futures are as questionable as their tastes in music. Featuring a cast packed with soon-to-be-famous young actors, the offbeat comedy is known more for its memes (yes, this is where "Rex Manning Day" comes from) than its overall quality.
Is it still a flannel-draped cringe-fest, three decades on? Or does Empire Records (whose soundtrack famously sold more than the film it promoted) deserve some respect?
Join us as we damn the Man, save the Empire, and take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!
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Watch the Empire Records (1995) trailer.
Here are the Empire Records deleted scenes mentioned in the show.
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