You can join the hordes—but sit well in front of them—with a VIP lawn chair spot at this August 15 outdoor screening of ’90s cult favorite “Empire Records” in McCarren Park.

From 6 p.m. until it gets dark, you can enjoy live music by Ducktails and Special Guests (the band).

You’ll enjoy a sampling of Rex Goliath wines, plus a dinner coupon redeemable at any of the adjacent food carts, which include V Spot, Little Muenster, Brooklyn Bangers, Pizza Moto and Handsome Hank’s.

The VIP pass also includes two drink tickets for beer; a dessert coupon redeemable at the delectable Coolhaus truck; and an invitation to the screening after-party at the King & Grove roof deck across the street, where you can redeem two additional drink tickets.

You’ll know you’ve been transported back to 1995 when you catch the movie’s soundtrack, which features the Gin Blossoms, The Cranberries, Toad the Wet Sprocket and Evan Dando.

Redeem on: Wed Aug 15 12:00:00 GMT 2012

McCarren Park is located on the corner of Bedford Avenue & North 12th Street

Bands begin at 6 PM

Film begins at sunset

Must be 21 & over to attend

Print your voucher and bring it with you on the day of the show; tickets will be held under purchaser name at will call

If there are any name changes, please contact Customer Support

Offer is final sale and non-refundable

Prices include all applicable service feesPhoto credit: Sean Smith

Empire RecordsA nostalgic trip back to the mid-’90s, “Empire Records” chronicles a rag-tag group of dreamy-eyed (and dreamy) record store employees as they fight the threat of a corporate take-over—and find love, sex and happiness (not necessarily in that over) in the process. Included in the talented ensemble cast are a pre–“Jerry Maguire” Renée Zelwegger, a young Liv Tyler and the ever-sassy Debi Mazar.Raising ArizonaBefore they became household names thanks to memorable movies like “Fargo,” “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and “True Grit,” the Coen Brothers were on film buffs’ radars thanks to their cult 1987 classic “Raising Arizona.” Starring an endearingly dim Nicolas Cage as an ex-con and Holly Hunter as his put-upon ex-cop wife, the comedy follows the couple’s madcap misadventures after they kidnap one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets. As Cage’s recently escaped prison buddies, John Goodman and William Forsythe portray characters that only the Coen Brothers could conjure up.

— Ben Ryan, Gilt City Editor