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Tape

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Tape (2001)
Three old high school friends meet in a Michigan motel room to dissect painful memories from their past.
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Three old high school friends meet in a Michigan motel room to dissect painful memories from their past.Three old high school friends meet in a Michigan motel room to dissect painful memories from their past.Three old high school friends meet in a Michigan motel room to dissect painful memories from their past.

IMDb RATING
7.2/10
20K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
14,647
492
  • Director
    • Richard Linklater
  • Writer
    • Stephen Belber(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Robert Sean Leonard
    • Uma Thurman
Top credits
  • Director
    • Richard Linklater
  • Writer
    • Stephen Belber(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Robert Sean Leonard
    • Uma Thurman
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    • 114User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Ethan Hawke and Robert Sean Leonard in Tape (2001)
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    Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Richard Linklater, and Maryse Alberti in Tape (2001)
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    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Vin
    Robert Sean Leonard
    Robert Sean Leonard
    • Jon
    Uma Thurman
    Uma Thurman
    • Amy
    • Director
      • Richard Linklater
    • Writer
      • Stephen Belber(screenplay) (play)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Amy: People change. They end up having nothing to say to each other even if they were best friends years before.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits move across the screen in the motions of tape inside a playing cassette.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Overlooked Gems from Well-Known Directors (2015)
    • 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

      [Played during end credits]

    User reviews114

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    10/10
    A gem
    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).
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    • spazzissimo
    • Aug 18, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 12, 2002 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kaset
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Detour Filmproduction
      • IFC Productions
      • InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $100,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $490,475
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,424
      • Nov 4, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $515,900
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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