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Tapawingo

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Tapawingo follows a 30-year-old oddball (Nate), who works a dead-end mailroom job and still lives in his mom's house. When Nate's boss orders him to pick up his social misfit son from school--it becomes clear the kid is being bullied. Nate finally gets the opportunity to do what he's always wanted: mercenary for hire. He forms a team of crack-shot wackadoos to protect the kid from the town's family of bullies who seem to have taken an especially keen liking to his client.
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Christie Cronan Common Sense Media Very much in Napoleon Dynamite star Heder's indie wheelhouse, this over-the-top but earnest film is quirky, offbeat, nostalgically funny. Rated: 4/5 Nov 21, 2025 Full Review Kent Hill Film Threat Tapawingo presents itself as the kind of Good Will Hunting-esque spiritual follow-up to Napoleon Dynamite. But the filmmakers take the flavors and the star that made a cult classic, and repackage it into something unique and funny. Rated: 7.5/10 Nov 20, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mister B I saw this movie at Comic Con this past summer and it was awesome. Jon Heder is in prime form for this one. I love the tone of the film -- so funny! So happy it is going to be seen by everyone. The world needs comedies that are funny again and Tapawingo delivers! 10/10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/21/25 Full Review Evan R. One of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a long time…will be the next cult classic! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/20/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1.75 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 2025!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filming for November 14th, 2025, theatrical release date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Dylan K. Narang

Director

Jon Heder

Nate Skoog

Gina Gershon

Dot

Kim Matula

Gretchen

Billy Zane

Stoney Tarwater

John Ratzenberger

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Synopsis Tapawingo follows a 30-year-old oddball (Nate), who works a dead-end mailroom job and still lives in his mom's house. When Nate's boss orders him to pick up his social misfit son from school--it becomes clear the kid is being bullied. Nate finally gets the opportunity to do what he's always wanted: mercenary for hire. He forms a team of crack-shot wackadoos to protect the kid from the town's family of bullies who seem to have taken an especially keen liking to his client.
Director
Dylan K. Narang
Producer
Dylan K. Narang, Jeff Robinson
Screenwriter
Brad DeMarea, Dylan K. Narang
Distributor
Indican Pictures
Production Co
Foggy Bottom Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 14, 2025, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.5K
Runtime
1h 45m
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