The Tao of Steve
– Underachieving, overweight kindergarten teacher Dex finds a woman who forces him to reexamine his Ze..
Underachieving, overweight kindergarten teacher Dex finds a woman who forces him to reexamine his Zen-like system of seduction.
01 Sep 2000
English
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Jenniphr Goodman
Duncan North, Greer Goodman, Jenniphr Goodman, Duncan North (idea), Duncan North (story)
Donal Logue, Ayelet Kaznelson, John Hines, John Harrington Bland
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?
1 win & 1 nomination.
$2,586,310
Sony Pictures Classics