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Directed by | Jeff Tomsic |
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Story by | Mark Steilen |
Based on | "It Takes Planning, Caution to Avoid Being 'It'" by Russell Adams |
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Cinematography | Larry Blanford |
Edited by | Josh Crockett |
Music by | Germaine Franco |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $28 million[1][2] |
Box office | $78.1 million[1] |
Tag is a 2018 American comedy film directed by Jeff Tomsic (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Rob McKittrick and Mark Steilen. The film is based on a true story that was published in The Wall Street Journal about a group of men, played by Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm, and Jeremy Renner, who had spent one month each year playing the same game of tag since their childhood.[3][4] Annabelle Wallis, Isla Fisher, Rashida Jones, and Leslie Bibb also star.
The film was released June 15, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $78 million worldwide, against a production budget of $28 million.