THE TAO OF STEVE
2000

May 6, 2001
DVD

-->Directed.....Jenniphr Goodman
-->Written.....Duncan North and Greer Goodman
-->Dex.....Donal Logue [X-Files, Northern Exposure, Gun, The Practice, Felicity, Sneakers, And The Band Played On, Gettysburg, Little Women, Disclosure, Diabolique, Jerry Maguire, Metro, Blade, The Thin Red Line, Runaway Bride]

Obese, underacheiving teacher uses the ideas of the great philosophers to pick up chicks.

Logue inhabits the role of huge guy, whose charm woos women, with flair. The dialogue is natural and hilarious. Logue's Dex has all the comebacks that you'd expect an underachieving slacker to have when faced with responsibility. It is clear he's smart, just not driven. His many ethical rules pretty much boil down to "pretend like you don't want her, and she'll chase you". Shot in and around Santa Fe, NM. The beauty of the landscape sort of puts you at ease at once.

The DVD commentary is so funny that I had to rewind on several occasions. The real Dex is the guy who wrote it and he and Logue and the sister team of director and writer/star all try to shout over each other to make a point. You can tell they had a great time making it.