'Empire Records' Star Johnny Whitworth Recalls 'Set' Shenanigans for 25th Anniversary | toofab

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  • The actor looks back at playing AJ in the 1995 film, reflecting on the movie's cult classic status and sharing some stories from the set.
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  • @jeffk.9075
    @jeffk.9075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Still 25 years later in my top 5 films.

  • @lifespectator9919
    @lifespectator9919 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I was an extra on that movie, limited to a couple of scenes shot on location in downtown Wilmington in October of 1994. One example of the "shenanigans" off the set was when Ethan Embry (Mark) pulled out a BB gun at a local Walmart and got arrested for it (today he would have suffered a different fate, but that happened pre-Columbine). As for the scenes I was present for, director Allen Moyle seemed to make them up on the spot; one example of major plot deviation was when they had Rex Manning join the band on the balcony for "Say No More" before he is hauled off in handcuffs by the police (that made it into the Deleted Scenes on the movie DVD).

  • @IWillHarvestYourToes
    @IWillHarvestYourToes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    He's still beautiful. After all those years. Wow... good for him!

    • @ns2110theonly
      @ns2110theonly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol why wouldn’t he be? He’s in his 40’s. You make it seem like he’s 80🙄

    • @googlegoo9285
      @googlegoo9285 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ns2110theonly alot of people age badly so

    • @ns2110theonly
      @ns2110theonly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@googlegoo9285 lol aging? He’s in his 40’s. Aging would be relevant if he were in his mid-60s to 70s. Are you 9 years old where you think a man in his 40’s is “aging”? Smfh

    • @googlegoo9285
      @googlegoo9285 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ns2110theonly wdym you age right from birth.

    • @ns2110theonly
      @ns2110theonly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@googlegoo9285 ok, you’re right technically .... fair points to you ....

  • @Ok_Loren
    @Ok_Loren 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I have this on a really old VHS! (and digital) My friends and I quote it all the time. I wish we had more movies and music like this now.

  • @MrPHUCKYOURSELF
    @MrPHUCKYOURSELF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I’m 36 and I used to watch the shit outta this on hbo or Cinemax whatever cable movie channel always played this after it came out. I was 11-12 in 1995 I have it on dvd. Cult classic for sure

  • @chrisborden5835
    @chrisborden5835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    One of my favorite movies of all time! I live in Wilmington and had no idea it was filmed here!!

  • @Ryan-vg4wn
    @Ryan-vg4wn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man i loved this movie when i was younger.

  • @BevinBobele-ik2gu
    @BevinBobele-ik2gu 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I used to work for Tower Records in the San Fernando Valley when I was 19. This was one of my favorite films when I was 15 and I read that the writer used to work for Tower. And I can contest that the entire vibe is spot on. If anyone can confirm this though I would be much obliged.

    • @rogermoreno1152
      @rogermoreno1152 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dude Tower was just a whole piece of pop culture from the time in and to itself. Even here in Texas, Tower stores were so amazing and unique, they were THE place to go when you wanted to find out about new music. It wasn’t just a store, it was a place to mingle with people that were into music. God I miss the 90s and all of those experiences that are just nonexistent today. Technology has made everything more convenient and accessible but it’s come with a great cost. And one that we can never get back I think. If I could, I would gladly trade it all for what we used to have

    • @calisongbird
      @calisongbird 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think you mean “confirm,” not “contest.” 😏

  • @mid264
    @mid264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    "They don't make movies like that anymore" TRUTH 🥲 An everlasting feeling from the 90s

  • @rogermoreno1152
    @rogermoreno1152 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow he looks fantastic!! Jeeze this dude is aging very gracefully good for him

  • @mikeflo6459
    @mikeflo6459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    25 years, wow. Great movie and it will continue to thrive. Awesome

  • @ginnalevine5519
    @ginnalevine5519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of my favorite films ever.

  • @ironman2326
    @ironman2326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I always love the movie, since I was a teenager back in the 90s

  • @joylifestyle365
    @joylifestyle365 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love it! The best movie! I would watch it over and over with my best girlfriend in 9th grade. I had a major crush on him.

  • @emilymartian
    @emilymartian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    OMG they’re making a Broadway play?! I was a featured extra in the movie, it was a blast to film and definitely still well loved in Wilmington, NC

    • @nicholaswetzel7119
      @nicholaswetzel7119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh cool! What scenes can we spot you?

    • @emilymartian
      @emilymartian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah I’m in the background a couple times. The easiest to spot me would be in the dance scene at the end. I basically back bump into Liv while she was yelling up to Johnny.
      A lot of the young actors & actresses partied with my friends. Ethan Embry was the sweetest fellow. We saw his mom at the library and I think they were super excited about him passing his drivers test. Omg I’m getting old 😂

  • @luciaalonso1696
    @luciaalonso1696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I have a huge crush on AJ Arfhhhhgfd

  • @kiwilala2037
    @kiwilala2037 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember staring at his picture in the CD fold out. oh my I had such a Crush.

  • @savoir777faire
    @savoir777faire 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had no idea it was filmed in Wilmington North Carolina!! 😎 cool!

  • @JT-ok6re
    @JT-ok6re ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He is so right! They don't make movies like that anymore and it's a shame 😢 because they become these cult classics.

  • @creolefemme9829
    @creolefemme9829 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Still have my VHS!

  • @lindazelencova9127
    @lindazelencova9127 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love that movie 😍

  • @roypharoah
    @roypharoah ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro 25 years later and seriously the best movie ever made

  • @AmberAlley
    @AmberAlley ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ha! I worked on this (way, way behind the camera) and it may be a good thing Johnny didn't go into detail about the "shenanigans" 😎

  • @bevinbobele9958
    @bevinbobele9958 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    197 has been my luckiest number since I worked at Tower Records.

  • @ironman2326
    @ironman2326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He glued those quarters down

    • @oasis4ever718
      @oasis4ever718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What the hell for man!!🤣🤣

    • @ironman2326
      @ironman2326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@oasis4ever718 he doesn't feel the need to explain his artwork to you🤣

  • @mikecantreed
    @mikecantreed ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Was this the dude who gave Bradley cooper the NZT in limitless?

  • @todayyesterday
    @todayyesterday 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Had the biggest crush on Aj (Johnny Whitworth)

    • @oasis4ever718
      @oasis4ever718 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lucas and Mark were way hotter❤️

  • @dajosee
    @dajosee ปีที่แล้ว

    Great head of hair

  • @dennispalacios5422
    @dennispalacios5422 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please make the same video with subtitles in spanish

  • @adventurefilms
    @adventurefilms 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Empire Records was good, but I also liked Johnny in "Bye Bye Love"

  • @krisfrederick5001
    @krisfrederick5001 ปีที่แล้ว

    Captain O'Hagan :" I swear to God I'll pistol whip the next guy who says "Shenanigans."
    Mac : "Hey Farva what's the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy shit on the walls and the mozzarella sticks?"
    Farva : "You mean Shenanigans? You're talking about Shenanigans right?"
    -Super Troopers

  • @septemberheidi8919
    @septemberheidi8919 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Holy hell is he still hot 😍

  • @seerattan
    @seerattan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this guy doesn´t age at all, same face when he was in bye bye love.

  • @civilizedsatyr
    @civilizedsatyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    He never did anything for me when he was younger, but now....hello, daddy!

  • @film79
    @film79 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Everyone in this cast still look great but this guy and Robin Turny look like they haven't aged.

  • @remyazharyyosef1811
    @remyazharyyosef1811 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had [still have] the biggest crush on Johnny Whitworth. He's cute when he was younger and he's HOTTER now at his age.

  • @mid264
    @mid264 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bet he looks the same if he shaves... Amazing

  • @orochigarach5796
    @orochigarach5796 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Give me Extavaganza pls. offer me your life i love you too...