Tag(2018)

R
Rated R for language throughout, crude sexual content, drug use and brief nudity
1h 40m
- Action
- Comedy

Release Date: Jun 15, 2018 | Wide

55%
57%
B+
6.5

A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to travel all over the country.

Releases

Original Release | Jun 15, 2018

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Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$14,947,396
Total US & Canada:
$54,730,625
Total International
$23,500,000
Total Worldwide:
$78,230,625

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Director & Top Cast

Jeff Tomsic
Director

Sion Sono

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos,Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English,Spanish

Summaries

Plot Summary

Hogan "Hoagie" Malloy (Ed Helms), Bob Callahan (Jon Hamm), Randy "Chilli" Cilliano (Jake Johnson), Kevin Sable (Hannibal Buress), and Jerry Pierce (Jeremy Renner) have been playing tag since they were nine years old, starting in 1983, during the month of May. Since then, the group's main rule of the game is that the last one tagged is "it," until next season. With Hoagie having been the last one tagged in the previous year, he first recruits Bob, the CEO of an insurance company, and then Chilli and Kevin for one last attempt to tag Jerry, who has seemingly never been tagged because of his strong athleticism and intelligence. Hoagie tells them that Jerry plans to retire after this year's game because of his upcoming marriage. Rebecca Crosby (Annabelle Wallis), a Wall Street Journal reporter doing a piece on Bob, joins them and decides to write an article on the friends who have been playing tag for 30 yrs. They are also accompanied by Hoagie's outgoing wife (Isla Fisher) Anna.Once they arrive at their hometown of Spokane, Washington, they locate Jerry and lure him to the local country club, but they are overwhelmed by Jerry's skill. Jerry then introduces his fiance Susan. As the others express disappointment over not being invited to the wedding despite their close relationship, Jerry knew he would almost certainly be tagged or at least targeted during the ceremonies. They agree to not play the game at any wedding-related events in exchange for invitations to the wedding. Despite this, the group makes several attempts to tag Jerry both before and right after wedding-related events.The group sneaks into his house at night but are forced to leave when Jerry sets up a convincing ruse that he is actually in Hoagie's bedroom at that exact moment (anticipating that the gang would break into his house to tag him) (Jerry was in his own basement, where he had set up a replica of Hoagie's bedroom and had Skyped the group from there). The next morning, Hoagie disguises himself as an elderly woman and ambushes Jerry at the mall but is defeated and humiliated. Then, at a rehearsal dinner at the country club, Jerry invites Cheryl Deakins (Rashida Jones), Bob and Chilli's high school crush, to distract the group, and the attempt to tag Jerry leaves Hoagie, Chilli, and Kevin all caught in painful traps, set by Jerry. During the rehearsal dinner, Susan reveals to the guys that she is pregnant.Defeated, the group try to build a new plan. After finding out Jerry attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, the group decide to strike his next meeting, which is on his wedding day. In preparation, they lock every exit and dress up as members of AA. They make their move and almost tag Jerry, but once he finds himself trapped, Jerry retreats to the communion wine storage. He stays there for hours as the guys besiege the room, until Susan comes by, with the wedding just a few hours away. Susan berates Jerry for risking their wedding for a childish game but suddenly appears to fall faint and have a miscarriage. Jerry comes out to help. Chilli is convinced that it is a ruse, but the situation seems authentic, and Jerry himself also tells them he is not playing around and the two leave.The guys receive texts that the wedding is postponed due to the potential miscarriage. However, a suspicious Anna sees that the bridesmaids all made similar Instagram posts. With one of the bridesmaids having a crush on Bob, and having a private profile, Anna creates a fake profile for Bob in order to bait the bridesmaid for the truth. Once they get access, they see a post from the bridesmaid of Susan in her dress, showing that the wedding is still on schedule. Incensed by the trick, the gang decide to crash the wedding. Upon their arrival, Susan confirms the hoax, including the pregnancy. Angry at Jerry for lying, Hoagie decides to tag Jerry at the end of the ceremony after he and Susan kiss. Hoagie charges at Jerry, but narrowly misses and ends up tackling the pastor to the ground. Hoagie then loses consciousness, which Jerry thinks is a ruse, but Anna confirms that Hoagie's condition is serious and calls for an ambulance.Everyone meets up at the hospital where Hoagie tells them the truth: he had lied about Jerry quitting after the season because he wanted to reunite with his friends after he recently discovered a tumor on his liver and has advanced liver cancer; he may not be alive for the following year. Jerry chooses to swallow his pride and allows Hoagie to tag him. The group starts the game again, running around the hospital as they did as children, and change their rules so Anna and Rebecca can play as well. Before the credits roll, a photograph is displayed, showing the real group of ten men that inspired the film, who continue to play to this day.

Storyline

Childhood friends Jerry (Jeremy Renner), Callahan (Jon Hamm), Randy (Jake Johnson), Sable (Hannibal Buress) and Hoagie (Ed Helms) have been competing in the same game of tag for 30 years. When Jerry gets married, he attempts to retire from the intense annual game without ever being "it," causing the other four to band together and go to extreme lengths to finally tag him. Directed by Jeff Tomsic. Inspired by the Wall Street Journal article "It Takes Planning, Caution to Avoid Being It." Hogan "Hoagie" Malloy, Bob Callahan, Randy "Chilli" Cilliano, Kevin Sable and Jerry Pierce have been playing tag since they were nine years old, starting in 1983, during the month of May. Since then, the group's main rule of the game is that the last one tagged is "it," until next season. With Hoagie having been the last one tagged in the previous year, he first recruits Bob, the CEO of an insurance company, and then Chilli and Kevin for one last attempt to tag Jerry, who has seemingly never been tagged because of his strong athleticism and intelligence. Hoagie tells them that Jerry plans to retire after this year's game because of his upcoming marriage. Rebecca Crosby, a Wall Street Journal reporter doing a piece on Bob, joins them and decides to write an article on the friends. They are also accompanied by Hoagie's wife Anna. Once they arrive at their hometown of Spokane, Washington, they locate Jerry at the local country club where he will be getting married, but they are overwhelmed by Jerry's skill. Jerry then introduces his fiancee Susan. As the others express disappointment over not being invited to the wedding despite their close relationship, Jerry knew he would almost certainly be tagged or at least targeted during the ceremonies. They agree to not play the game at any wedding-related events in exchange for invitations to the wedding. Despite this, the group makes several attempts to tag Jerry both before and right after wedding-related events.. Shockingly based on a true story, the film follows a group of friends who, throughout their entire childhood lives and continuing on into their adulthood, have been playing the same, continuous game of tag every year. However, for this year, they're planning something very special for one of their friends, Jerry. You see, Jerry hasn't been tagged by any of his friends yet and this streak is what the guys are aiming to break. With Jerry having plans on marrying his fiancee and retiring from the game altogether, his friends make it their ultimate mission to tag him once and for all. — Affan Jamsari