21 quotes
A Humorous Take on Personal Appearance
Debra
No visible tattoos.
[Reading the new Musictown rules]
Gina
No revealing clothing.
Debra
We're both screwed. At least you're used to it.
Gina
Oh now, Debra, don't be bitter, certainly with your ever growing collection of flesh mutilating silver appendages and your brand new Neo-Nazi boot camp makeover, the boys will come a-runnin'.
Debra
Let's not fight, let's just rip
[both start tearing lists of rules]
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Artistic Expression and Misunderstanding
Warren
Who glued these quarters down?
A.J.
I did.
Warren
What the hell for, man?
A.J.
I don't feel that I need to explain my art to you, Warren.
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Welcome to Music Town's Reality Check
Lucas
Mitchell's the man, Joe.
Joe
And the man calls all the shots.
Lucas
Damn the man.
Joe
Let me explain it to you. Mitchell's the man. I'm the idiot. You're the screw-up. And we're all losers. Welcome to Music Town.
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Open Until Midnight
Taglines
Open til Midnight.
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A Choice Between Jail and Hell
Jane
What are you doing later?
Joe
I don't know. I'm either going to jail or hell. I can't decide.
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Missing Money and Its Destination
Joe
Where's the money, Lucas?
Lucas
Joe, the money is gone.
Joe
I know it's GONE, where's it gone to?
Lucas
Atlantic City.
Joe
Atlantic City. ...Is it coming back from Atlantic City?
Lucas
I... I don't think so.
Joe
What's it doing in Atlantic City?
Lucas
Recirculating.
Joe
Recirculating?
Lucas
Yeah.
Joe
Lucas, listen to me. I told Mitchell Beck that you forgot to deposit the money. I told Mitchell that the money was still here.
Lucas
Joe, that's not true. It's in Atlantic City... I swear!
Joe
Shut up, sit down, and don't you move.
Lucas
It could be in other cities by now...
[sitting down]
Joe
Oh, shut up! Under no circumstances do I want you to leave that couch... unless it's to get me $9000, and then you bring it here to me, okay?
Lucas
Okay. You know, I think things are gonna be all right now, Joe.
Joe
Oh? And what makes you think that?
Lucas
Who knows where thoughts come from? They just appear.
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Love Advice from a Troubled Mentor
A.J.
Joe, I need to ask your advice. Now I know you know a lot about love and women and all that sort of thing...
Joe
Oh, yeah, my wife left me for another woman and my girlfriend forced me to leave at gunpoint. Does this qualify me?
A.J.
Oh yeah, definitely.
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The Unifying Power of Music
Taglines
This music is the glue of the world. It holds it all together.
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Selling Music Without Compromise
Taglines
They're selling music but not selling out.
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Defiance and Preservation in Empire Records
Taglines
Damn the Man! Save the Empire!
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Late Night at Empire Records
Mark
Empire Records, we're open til midnight. Midnight.
[answers phone; pause]
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A Shift in Normalcy and Behavior
A.J
What's with you? Yesterday you were normal and today you're like the Chinese guy from Karate Kid. What's with you today?
Lucas
What's with today, today?
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Focus on the present, not the past.
Mark
We mustn't dwell... no, not today. We CAN'T. Not on Rex Manning day!
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A Moment of Heartfelt Confession and Regret
A.J.
Hi, what're you doing up here?
[on the roof]
Corey
You listen to me! You're so special and you're so talented and you have everything it takes! You have MORE than everything it takes and you're REALLY stupid because you don't know that. And I know you don't love me anymore, and I know that I blew it but at least I know that, and if you don't go to art school and if you don't understand how special you are then you know nothing!
A.J.
Corey, I...
Corey
And I did love you, and I still... only I didn't realise that it really was love because it was more than love and it wasn't just some stupid feeling in my stomach like everything else and I'll never love anybody as much as you and I hate you! I hate you!
A.J.
Corey, I quit. I quit! I'm going to art school, in Boston. So I can be near you.
[pause]
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Rebellion Against Authority and Preservation
Mark
Damn the man. Save the Empire.
[into television camera]
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Balancing Musical Tastes and Personal Choices
Lucas
Warren, look what you took. Rap... metal... rap... metal... And ].
[going through the CD's that Warren stole from the store; [Whitney Houston]
Warren
It's for my girlfriend, okay?
Lucas
Suuure it is. You know, someone like you needs to diminish their criminal impulses, not magnify them. Maybe some jazz or some classical.
Warren
Maybe you bite me.
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Witty Banter Between Friends
Gina
Well, Sinead O'Rebellion. Shock me, shock me, shock me with that deviant behavior!
[about Debra having shaved her head]
Debra
God, that is so clever. You know, I swear you get smarter the shorter your skirt gets.
Gina
And you get smarter the shorter your hair gets, so it's probably good you went with that. It's a wonderful look for you darling.
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Gina's Humorous Announcement at Empire Records
Gina
Attention Rex Manning fans, to your left you will notice a shoplifter being chased by night manager, Lucas. This young man will be caught, deep fried in a vat of hot oil and served to our first hundred customers. Just another tasty treat from the gang at Empire Records.
[on the loudspeaker; chuckles]
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Exploring the Nature of Love and Timing
A.J.
Lucas, do you think it's possible for a person to be in love with someone else and not even know it?
Lucas
In this life there are nothing but possibilities.
A.J.
Well, that's good, because I have to tell Corey I love her by 1:37.
Lucas
That's an excellent time.
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Questioning the Significance of Today
Taglines
What's with today, today?
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Age and Attitude in Conflict
Joe
How old are you?
[to Warren]
Warren
Old enough to kick your butt through your skull and splatter your brains on the wall.
Joe
Yeah, he's a juvenile.
[to the cops on the phone]
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