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The Tao of Steve movie storyline. In his early 30s, the beer-bellied Dex has things figured out. He’s widely read in philosophy, he’s studied Steve McQueen the prototypical cool American hero, and he’s distilled Buddhism and Taoism into three laws that make him a hit with women: don’t express desire, do something heroic in front of her, then retreat.
A part-time job with young children, beer, guys, Frisbee golf, pool, poker, his dog Astro, and sex: what could be missing? Then, at his ten-year college reunion, Dex meets Syd, and the “Tao of Steve” may not be enough to get him what he wants. Plus, Syd remembers something important that Dex has forgotten. Can a cool smart guy, 50 pounds overweight, find his bliss?
The Tao of Steve is a 2000 romantic comedy film written by Duncan North, Greer Goodman, and Jenniphr Goodman. It is directed by Jenniphr Goodman and stars Donal Logue, Greer Goodman, Kimo Willis, Nina Jaroslaw, Ayelet Kaznelson, David Aaron Baker, Jessica Gormley, Mercedes Herrero, and Cheryl Anne Jaroslaw.
The Tao of Steve was produced by Ted Hope and James Schamus’ Good Machine production company and released through Sony Pictures Classics. Logue won the 2000 Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Prize for outstanding performance in a dramatic film and the film itself was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It was filmed in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico, where the story is set. Although the script never mentions St. John’s College, the film includes many visual and verbal references to the seminar-based Great Books program taught there.
The Tao of Steve (2000)
Directed by: Jenniphr Goodman
Starring: Donal Logue, Greer Goodman, Kimo Willis, Nina Jaroslaw, Ayelet Kaznelson, David Aaron Baker, Jessica Gormley, Mercedes Herrero, Cheryl Anne Jaroslaw
Screenplay by: Duncan North, Greer Goodman, Jenniphr Goodman
Production Design by: Rosario Provenza
Cinematography by: Teodoro Maniaci
Film Editing by: Sarah Gartner
Costume Design by: Birgitta Bjerke
Art Direction by: Mark Alan Duran
Music by: Joe Delia
MPAA Rating: R for language and some drug use.
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics
Release Date: January 26, 2000
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