Based on a three-character, one-act play, Tape is set entirely in Room 19 of a seedy motel in Lansing, Michigan rented by Vince, a ill-tempered, outgoing party animal/drug dealer who's visited by his old high school friend Jon, a documentary filmmaker, where they pass the time reminiscing about the good old times which take a turn when Vince records their conversation with Jon admitting to a possible date-rape of Vince's old girlfriend Amy, who later shows up and opens up a new wave of talk and arguments about whose story is fact or fabricated.
Written by Matthew Patay
The set is not an actual motel room, as many viewers assumed, but carefully constructed (and designed by Stephen Beatrice) on a sound stage and including many remarkable details, such as the curtain being cut around the air conditioner, and stains on the wall that betray missing pictures.
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Goofs
Continuity:
Vince closes and hides the blue box containing all his cocaine paraphernalia when Amy knocks on the door. However when she then calls the police, in his mad rush to exit, he once again closes and puts the blue box in his bag.
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Quotes
Amy:
People change. They end up having nothing to say to each other even if they were best friends years before. See more »
Crazy Credits
The end credits move across the screen in the motions of tape inside a
playing cassette.
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Soundtracks
"I'm Sorry"
Performed by Brenda Lee Written by Ronnie Self and Dub Allbritten Published by Universal Champion Music Courtesy of MCA Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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