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Tape (2001) 7.1
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7.1/10 from 11,480 users
Metascore: 71/100
Reviews: 103 user | 69 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com Three old high school friends pass the time in a Michigan motel room dissecting the painful memories of their high school years. Director:Richard Linklater |
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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, an 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
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 July 2002 (Denmark) See more »Also Known As:
Amargo Reencontro See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USABox Office
Budget:
$100,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$28,424 (USA) (2 November 2001)Gross:
$490,475 (USA) (14 December 2001)Company Credits
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Detour Filmproduction, IFC Productions, InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment) See more »
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Jon: Uh, no. But I do know that occasionally you have a tendency to act in a phallic fashion.
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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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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. See more »Goofs
When Jon enters the hotel room the door appears only just ajar behind him, when we return to Jon from a shot of Vince the door is wide open, the next shot it is back to its original position. See more »Quotes
Vince: What you think I'm a dick?Jon: Uh, no. But I do know that occasionally you have a tendency to act in a phallic fashion.
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The end credits move across the screen in the motions of tape inside a playing cassette. See more »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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Tape is a really smart movie. It debats the ideas of principles and perceptions as your own perception is constantly changed as the story (or should I say dialogue) unfolds. This movie is filled with layers just like it's characters (Ethan Hawk is incredibly funny b-t-w)and the ending adds a superb twist. Don't worry about the somewhat overly artsy camera angles in the beginning, you get used to it (and even start to enjoy it).