Joe (Anthony LaPaglia) runs Empire Records, an independent
Delaware store that employs a tight-knit group of music-savvy youths.
Hearing that the shop may be sold to a big chain, slacker employee Lucas
(Rory Cochrane) bets a chunk of the store's money, hoping to get a big
return. When this plan fails, Empire Records falls
into serious trouble, and the various other clerks, including lovely
Corey (Liv Tyler) and gloomy Deb (Robin Tunney), must deal with the
problem, among many other issues.
