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The Tao of Steve (2000)

The Tao of Steve poster
Directed by
Jenniphr Goodman
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 87 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lazy but charismatic man in Santa Fe develops a system for seducing women based on the teachings of Steve McQueen and Eastern philosophy. He falls for a woman from his past and must put his own theories to the test.

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What happens

The Tao of Steve is a 2000 American romantic comedy film written by Duncan North, Greer Goodman, and Jenniphr Goodman, directed by Jenniphr Goodman, and starring Donal Logue and Greer Goodman. The film 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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