andrewfutral:

empire records trivia from wikipedia:

The film was severely edited in post-production, removing three significant characters and up to 40 minutes of film. The story was also condensed down from occurring over two days to simply just one.

Film exteriors were filmed in at an actual music store on North Front Street in Wilmington, North Carolina, and the large mural of Gloria Estefan which Mark kisses early in the film was visible behind the store on South Water Street for many years.

Coyote Shivers was in a long-standing relationship with Liv Tyler’s mother Bebe Buell at the time of filming, making his co-star his stepdaughter.

In addition to the many actors in the film who went on to much bigger roles, future Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire was also featured in the film, but all his scenes were edited from the final version. Actress Dianna Miranda was also cut from the final edit, despite dating director Allan Moyle. She was to play Lilly, “Warren“‘s sister.

In a deleted scene, Rex Manning realizes he has become a sad parody of himself, admits he is unhappy with his life and apologizes for his boorish behavior. Another deleted scene shows him jamming with Berko’s band, having re-discovered his passion for rock’n’roll.

In one of the deleted scenes, the makeshift rooftop band is arrested and taken away, explaining why Berko is the only one absent during the final scene where everybody dances on the rooftop.