How "Empire Records" Became The Unlikely Film Of A Generation — buzzfeed.com

Counter-clockwise from top: Johnny Whitworth (A.J.), Robin Tunney (Deb), Liv Tyler (Corey), Anthony LaPaglia (Joe), Rory Cochrane (Lucas), Coyote Shivers (Berko), Debi Mazar (Jane), Ethan Embry (Mark), Maxwell Caulfield (Rex Manning), Brendan Sexton (Warren), Kimo Wills (Eddie), Renee Zelweger (Gina). Regency Entertainment / Warner Brothers / Justine Zwiebel / BuzzFeed I remember watching Empire Records for the 12th time on the floor of my best friend’s basement, complete with green shag carpeting and wood paneling, and then watching it again as we fought sleep, somewhere around 2 a.m., with piles of candy. I watched it for the 20th time by myself, when I should’ve been at some cool-kids dance, and instead found myself at home, lights out, pretending I wasn’t sad or anxious or worried what this night might predict about the rest of my life.

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