Empire Records kicks off with Lucas (Rory Cochrane ... Corey Mason (Liv Tyler), the token blonde, Gina (Renee Zellweger), the stoned slacker, Mark (Ethan Embry), and the suicidal misanthrope ...

A day in the life of the employees of Empire Records. Except this is a day where everything comes to a head for a number of them facing personal crises - can they pull through together?