The Ladies Man (2000)
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11% of critics liked it
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Yet another recurring character from Saturday Night Live makes the jump to the big screen in this comedy. Leon Phelps (Tim Meadows) is the host of a radio call-in show in which he dispenses advice on the fine art of seduction, for which he seems to have quite a talent -- rather surprising, seeing… More Yet another recurring character from Saturday Night Live makes the jump to the big screen in this comedy. Leon Phelps (Tim Meadows) is the host of a radio call-in show in which he dispenses advice on the fine art of seduction, for which he seems to have quite a talent -- rather surprising, seeing that he's usually broke, nearly everything he says sounds crass and obvious, and he possesses a fashion sense that would have been gauche in the mid-1970s but seems just plain freakish today. After finally going too far during a broadcast, Leon is fired, but he receives a note from one of his former flames who wants him to come back to her -- and is willing to support him in high style. This sounds just fine with Leon, except she hasn't signed her name, and now Leon has to backtrack through his numerous conquests of the past and figure out who wants him to work his love magic. Meanwhile, a group of husbands who've been cuckolded by Leon, led by Barney (Lee Evans) and Lance (Will Ferrell), are hot on his trail, eager to get revenge. The Ladies' Man also stars Tiffani Thiessen and Karyn Parsons as two of the ladies in Leon's life and Billy Dee Williams as the ultra-smooth proprietor of Lester's Straight-Up Lounge. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Reginald Hudlin
- Written By
- Tim Meadows, Dennis McNicholas, Andrew Steele
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Oct 13, 2000 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Geoff Andrew, Time Out
After I swallowed my disbelief and gave my critical faculties a break, yeah, I was tickled every 40 minutes or so.
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Lawrence Terenzi, Mr. Showbiz
80 minutes of comic mistiming and missed opportunities.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Desperately unfunny.
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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
One more case of a winning SNL character tamed by the wan, fizzled farce around him.
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Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
Only ... fans of Meadows' anachronistic Ladies Man caricature are likely to have any interest in this slapped-together, unfunny movie.
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Cast
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Tim Meadows
as Leon Phelps
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Karyn Parsons
as Julie
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Billy Dee Williams
as Lester
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Will Ferrell
as Lance
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Lee Evans
as Barney
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Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
as Honey DeLune
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John Witherspoon
as Scrap Iron
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Jill Talley
as Candy
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Sofia Milos
as Cheryl
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Eugene Levy
as Bucky
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Tamala Jones
as Teresa
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Julianne Moore
as Audrey
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Sean Thibodeau
as Hugh Hefner
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Kevin McDonald
as Mailman
- Shaun Majumder
