The Ladies Man (2000)

The Saturday Night Live character gets a big screen treatment.

Director:

Reginald Hudlin

Writers:

Tim Meadows, Dennis McNicholas,

Stars:

Tim Meadows, Karyn Parsons, Billy Dee Williams

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Meadows	...	Leon Phelps
Karyn Parsons	...	Julie Simmons
Billy Dee Williams	...	Lester
John Witherspoon	...	Scrap Iron
Jill Talley	...	Candy
Lee Evans	...	Barney
Will Ferrell	...	Lance DeLune
Sofia Milos	...	Cheryl
Eugene Levy	...	Bucky Kent
David Huband	...	Frank
Jammer	...	Wrestler
Ken Hudson Campbell	...	Hal (as Ken Campbell)
Kevin McDonald	...	Mail Man
Tamala Jones	...	Theresa
Julianne Moore	...	Audrey

Storyline

Because of his salacious language, late-night radio advice-show host Leon Phelps, along with his sweet and loyal producer Julie, is fired from his Chicago gig. They can't find another job. About that time, two things happen: he gets a letter from a wealthy former lover who offers to take care of him (but she doesn't sign her real name, so Leon, an inveterate Casanova, has no idea who she is), and a group of angry cuckolds, all of whom have surprised their wives in flagrante delicto with Leon (who has a distinctive tattoo on his booty), are closing in, armed and dangerous. Can he find the sugar mommy and escape the wrath of the mob of husbands? What about Julie?

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Plot Keywords:

tattoo | radio | cheat on husband | eating contest | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

He's cool. He's clean. He's a love machine.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount [us] cast, synopsis, trailer(Quicktime/Mediaplayer)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

A csajozás ásza

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,426,390 (USA) (13 October 2000)

Gross:

$13,592,872 (USA) (15 December 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

SNL Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Wells was to appear in a scene but it was deleted.

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Goofs

When Miss Simmons is reading the letter from "Sweet Thing" she says "But I still remember" where the letter actually reads "but I've never forgotten".

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Quotes

Leon Phelps: Ya know, when a man works hard his entire life enduring hundreds of ladies, many of whom he does not even remember you'd like to think that at the end of the day he will be given a lot of money, without having had to earn it.

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Connections

Referenced in 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Love Machine"
Written by William Griffin & Warren Moore

User Reviews

Fun

I'm probably one of the few who thought this movie was hilarious. I mean, how can you NOT laugh at Will Ferrell and Lee Evans breaking into a song about how they're going to beat up the title character ("the bastard's going to pay!") The movie gets funnier and stranger in the second hour, when anything resembling a plot was apparently tossed out the window. Leon Phelps is a unique Saturday Night Live creation. If you don't expect much (as I did going in), you may just find yourself in stitches. Granted, this is not the stuff of classic comedy, but it's not the "one star" comedy that most critics called it.