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Tape

  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
22K
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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.

  • Director
    • Richard Linklater
  • Writer
    • Stephen Belber
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Robert Sean Leonard
    • Uma Thurman
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    22K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Linklater
    • Writer
      • Stephen Belber
    • Stars
      • Ethan Hawke
      • Robert Sean Leonard
      • Uma Thurman
    • 116User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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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
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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 reviews116

    Featured review
    7/10

    An uncut diamond

    TAPE is raw, an uncut diamond, about the weltschmerz induced by fading adolescence, dealing with the past and coming to terms with reality - in short and unsurprisingly: perfect and typical Linklater material.
    • naaarfDE
    • Aug 7, 2020
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 12, 2002 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Стрічка
    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech 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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