Liv Tyler

Johnny Whitworth

Renée Zellweger

Robin Tunney

Anthony LaPaglia

Rory Cochrane

Ethan Embry

Maxwell Caulfield

Debi Mazar

Brendan Sexton III

Coyote Shivers

James 'Kimo' Wills

Ben Bode

Gary Bolen

Kimber Sissons

Tony Zaar

Patt Noday

Julia Deane

Kessia Embry

Michele Seidman

Diana Taylor

Bernard Granger

Michael Harding

Dave Brockie

Kawan Rojanatavorn

Corey Joshua Taylor

Melissa Caulfield

Lara Travis

Allan Moyle

Carol Heikkinen

Paul Kurta

Joel Segal

Philip A. Patterson

Mitchell Amundsen

Rick Raphael

John Verardi

Ken Hudson

Jeff Moore

Jim Bridges

Carolyn Chen

Walt Lloyd

Gail Levin

Mitchell Leib

Mo Henry

Bob Putynkowski

Karen Glauber

Sally Boldt

Randle Akerson

Joe Earle

Linda Keim

David Horton Sr.

Adam Sawelson

Benjamin Beardwood

Jonathan Phillips

Bill Ward

Linda Folk

Sukey Fontelieu

Dean Drabin

Paul Zydel

Christina Tucker

Barbara Harris

David Horton Jr.

Brian Ruberg

Sarah Monat

Robin Harlan

Gary Alexander

Don Digirolamo

Scott Ganary

Douglas Greenfield

Naomi Joy Todd

Theresa Honeycutt

William 'Bill' Pitts

Jeff Long

Jeffrey Schlatter

Ralph Woollaston

Mary Weisgerber Meyer

Molly Allen

Tricia Tomey

Jery Hewitt

Jeff Goodwin

Rick Pour

Aaron F. Quarles

Lizz Scalice

Carolyn Greco

Sevilla Granger

Greg Hull

Douglas Axtell

Robert Maxfield

Randy Tambling

Dennis Zoppe

Rufus Granger Jr.

Clarence Brown

George Ball

Scott Graves

Cynthia Streit

Amy Chance

Annie Welles

Stefania Girolami Goodwin

Alex L. Worman

Karen Eisenstadt

Rick Baer

Robert Beck

Beth Giles

John Frick

Evelyne Barbier

Tim Eckel

Alan Hook

Colleen Broderick

Susan Agnoff

Joe D'Alessandro

Thomas J. Nordberg

Pamela J. Yuen

Michael Chandler

Peter Jamison

John Huke

Linda Spheeris

Susan Lyall

Tony Ludwig

Arnon Milchan

Michael G. Nathanson

Alan Riche

Music

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Empire Records

Regency Enterprises

New Regency Pictures

Riche-Ludwig Productions

United States of America

Filipe Manuel Neto

**An animated film, full of rebellion and energy.**

Remember the stores that sold music records and CDs? There are still some, and the rebirth of vinyl, very recent, has allowed a certain rebirth of the commercial sector, somewhat in response to the massification and popularization of music in “streaming” and digital downloads that we already have as something common in our lives. This film is about a store open 24 hours a day, with spaces to sell and listen to music. It is managed by young people, with young employees, an idiot owner and a manager who dreams of buying the space. It turns out that one of the employees decided to go to a casino and lost all the money saved for that project.

The action takes place the day after the incident. In addition to the fate of the store and its employees, which is at stake, each one lives their own story, has characteristics and personality. Incidentally, the entire construction and development of the story and characters is one of the most positive aspects of the film. We have a young teenager who particularly wants to lose her virginity but has serious problems with amphetamines, an aspiring art major, a crook with a complicated childhood, a liberal girl who seems to particularly enjoy sexual adventures, a crazy rocker. In addition to the employees, we also have a former musical star who decides to go there to promote a new CD and cause some funny problems.

The film has an impressive cast, and it's worth seeing who the actors are and where they are today. We understand well that each one wanted to make the best use of this opportunity. Contrary to what the posters suggest, Liv Tyler, who is the daughter of a rock musician, has a character without a leading role, but does an excellent job, even acting opposite her (then) stepfather, Coyote Shivers. Rory Cochrane, Renée Zellweger and Ethan Embry are also here, and each of them does a very competent job. Despite the centrality of his character, Anthony La Paglia does not steal the spotlight for himself and shares our attention with his co-stars generously and doing a very well done job. We also have Robin Tunney, bald and rebellious, Debi Mazar and Johnny Whitworth. The less sympathetic roles go to Max Caulfield and Ben Bode, and they're refreshingly comic.

On a technical level, what stands out positively is the enormous animation of the film. There are no dead moments. The story is constructed in such a way as to give us a kind of moral about the brevity of life and the need to take advantage of the time, live life, even taking risks and making mistakes. Added to this is a strident soundtrack, full of strength, where rock predominates and emanates energy, positivity and rebelliousness. The songs used here are well known and fans of the rock genre will love it. Incidentally, the albums released with the soundtrack were a success, in absolute contrast to the film itself, which failed in cinemas, was bombed by critics and only acquired a certain popularity and public recognition in much more recent years. Perhaps it was simply ahead of its time.

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