Why Empire Records Fans Have Something To Celebrate Every April

May 2024 · 1 minute read

The longevity of Caulfield's character Rex Manning with "Empire Records" audiences might be explained in part by the way the pop star character brought together the staff at the record store — the central plot point driving the whole movie forward. This spirit was summed up by one of the most shared quotes on "Rex Manning Day" from a character named Mark, played by Ethan Embry (pictured): "We mustn't dwell. No, not today. We can't. Not on Rex Manning day!" (via Time Magazine).

There's even a dramatized Duran Duran-style parody music video for a Rex Manning single, "Say No More Mon Amour!" available to stream now on YouTube. If Rex Manning were a real person, what would he be doing today, in the opinion of Caulfield? "I think today he would be a judge on American Idol ... I don't think he'd thrown in the towel. He was a real trooper," Caulfield said (via The Hollywood Reporter).

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