 Empire Records 1995  PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Allan Moyle
Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Liv Tyler, Debi Mazar, Robin Tunney, Rory Cochrane, Ethan Embry, Brendan Sexton III, Maxwell Caulfield, Renee Zellweger, Johnny Whitworth, Coyote Shivers, James "Kimo" Wills, Ben Bode, Gary Bolen, Julia Howard
This story takes place in just one day at the small-town record store, Empire Records, where the teenage employees find TROUBLE is their middle names. The Music Town franchise wants to buy out Empire Records, which means that the employees' jobs are on the line. Their solution is to raise money and help their manager Joe Reaves (Anthony LaPaglia) buy the store. However, between work problems and personal problems, the task will not be easy.
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Lush 1999  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Gibson
Cast: Campbell Scott, Jared Harris, Laura Linney, Laurel Holloman, Nick Offerman, James "Kimo" Wills, James R. Hall Jr., Don Hood, Joseph Chrest, Michael Cahill
Golf pro "Ex" Exley (Campbell Scott) drinks hard and is usually drunk at tee-off time. After a DUI arrest and jail time as a result of attempting to bribe the cop, he heads to New Orleans where he drinks and wanders the streets. He meets F. Firmin Carter (Jared Harris), a suicidal lawyer, who introduces Ex into the high-class, but decadent, crowd. After Firmin changes his will to make Ex his heir, Firmin disappears, and Ex is the likely suspect. Different and offbeat, but amusing.
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The Tao of Steve 2000 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jenniphr Goodman
Cast: Donal Logue, Greer Goodman, James "Kimo" Wills, Ayelet Kaznelson, David Aaron Baker, Nina Jaroslaw, John Hines, Selby Craig, Craig D. Lafayette, John Harrington Bland
An overweight kindergarten teacher, Dex (Donal Logue), overcomes his physical faults by exuding a "cool" demeanor that women cannot resist. Now, at his 10th-year college reunion, Dex runs into beautiful motorcycling Syd (Greer Goodman) who soon has him questioning his ability to attract women.
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| 1. Empire Records (1995)
2. Lush (1999)
3. The Tao of Steve (2000)
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