Tape is a 2001 American camcorder drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Stephen Belber, based on his play of the same name.

Vince, a drug dealer and volunteer firefighter who lives in Oakland, California, rents the room in his hometown to support his old high school friend's entry into the Lansing Film Festival.

His friend, documentary filmmaker Jon Salter, joins Vince in his motel room and the two reminisce about their high school years.

She asks for a squad car to pick up one person in possession of drugs (Vince), and one for “sexual misconduct” (Jon).

[6] Film critic Roger Ebert said "Tape made me believe that its events could happen to real people more or less as they appear on the screen, and that is its most difficult accomplishment" and gave this film three and a half out of four stars, concluding that "for audiences they are stimulating; for other filmmakers, instruction manuals about how to use the tricky new tools.

[8] Entertainment Weekly critic Owen Gleiberman gave the film an A- and wrote "in Tape, Ethan Hawke releases his inner actor, and it's a kick to see.