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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Apr 8, 2015 4:52 PM UTC  Maxwell Caulfield as Rex Manning in Empire Records Maxwell Caulfield as Rex Manning in Empire Records warner Bros. by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Apr 8, 2015 4:52 PM UTC It’s April 8, which means today is[ Rex Manning Day!](http://www.rexmanningday.org/) If you have no idea what that means and why it’s [trending on Twitter](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RexManningDay?src=tren), we’re sorry for what must have been a severely lacking VHS collection in the 90s. But don’t worry because we’re here to help. Rex Manning was the fictional pop star in the 1995 movie _Empire Records_. On April 8, “Oh Rexy, you’re so sexy” Manning has a scheduled appearance at a struggling independent record store that the staff (which includes Renee Zellweger and Liv Tyler) is desperately trying to save from turning into corporate chain. While the film flopped, making a mere [quarter million dollars](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=empirerecords.htm) during its two-week theatrical run, it quickly became a [cult classic](http://flavorwire.com/512525/the-quick-failure-and-unexpected-comeback-of-empire-records) — and the fake-tanned Rex Manning became an icon. Watch this fake music video for the insta-classic _Say No More (Mon Amour)_ and revel in Rex Manning’s perfection! ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3813747/rex-manning-day-empire-records-april-8/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3813747/rex-manning-day-empire-records-april-8/"},"headline":"It's Rex Manning Day! 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