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Jan 25, 2023 · Carol Heikkinen wrote the script for the cult classic teen movie Empire Records based on her experience working at Tower Records in Phoenix and West Hollywood. She added the iconic scene of Lucas losing the store's money in Atlantic City after hearing a true story of a robbery attempt.
Carol Heikkinen was offered $325,000 up-front and $200,000 if the film was made. Heikkinen was also to receive 1% of any soundtrack royalties and 5% of merchandise sales. Heikkinen based the film on her time working in Tower Records store #166 (Christown Mall) in Phoenix, Arizona.
Jun 13, 2020 · Only in the past five years did Carol Heikkinen realise the movie had achieved cult status. "Everything I have really learned about the fanbase I have learned from Twitter or Instagram," Heikkinen, who wrote the screenplay for the 1995 film, tells the ABC.
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Mar 8, 2009 · Writer of Empire Records, The Thing Called Love and Center Stage. Valley Village, Los Angeles m.imdb.com/name/nm0374084…. Joined March 2009. 1,938 Following.
Aug 15, 2015 · The movie was inspired by screenwriter Carol Heikkinen's experiences working at a record store.
Apr 6, 2018 · Carol Heikkinen, who wrote the 1995 film Empire Records, is adapting it for a musical with composer Zoe Sarnak. The show, set to premiere in 2020, will feature songs from the original soundtrack and other Nineties bands.
Carol Heikkinen was born in 1966. Carol is a writer and producer, known for Empire Records (1995), Center Stage (2000) and The Thing Called Love (1993).
