However, when Jerry (Renner) — the one member of the group who has never been tagged — opts to retire after his wedding, the group decided to descend upon the wedding weekend and finally get him.
As Renner explained in his interview with USA Today, much of Jerry’s personality is rooted in an ultra-competitive streak, so it was essential to embrace the physicality of the role.
Based on a true story, Tag centers its narrative on a group of friends who have played the same game of tag every May for the last three decades.
Though it may seem odd to learn that such intense stunt work went into the making of an R-rated buddy comedy, there’s actually some story-based rationale for the move.