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...Hugh Hefner-esque mansion filled with beautiful ladies. After sleeping with the house-master's wife, Leon is tossed out of the mansion into an unsuspecting world-a world he takes by storm with his philosophy of free love and more free love. When he meets Julie (Karyn Parsons), a beautiful radio station employee on the mend from a busted relationship, the Ladies Man show is born...
Surrounding Meadows is a talented supporting cast headlined by Karyn Parsons, better known to our generation as Hillary from "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air". Her steady presence as the kind, down-to-earth Julie (and the only girl who can resist Leon's charms) provides a refreshing dose of realism that compliments Meadows' outrageous antics, and their unique dynamic gives the audience something to root for. Billy Dee Williams is great as the smooth-voiced Lester, owner of Leon's favorite hangout, the Straight Up Lounge, and occasional narrator of Leon's story. Tiffany Thiessen turns up the heat...
...Rodriguez delivers a mesmerizing and fiery performance, not to mention a mean left-hook. As Diana, a troubled teen from Red Hook, a rough Brooklyn neighborhood, Rodriguez finds her salvation in the predominantly male world of amateur boxing. Capitalizing on this world of precise grace and raw aggression, Director Karyn Kusama throws sexual stereotypes and cinematic genres into the ring, creating a match I can't help but cheer loudly for. Audiences at this year's Sundance Film Festival couldn't either; Girlfight is co-winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this prestigious independent film festival...
Girlfight director Karyn Kusama says Rodriguez has "tremendous presence...she's interesting to watch even when she's standing still." The director also believes her star may be too complex, too edgy, too real for mainstream filmmaking's limitations. "Hollywood is probably in many respects not the place for her, as far as I'm concerned," says Kusama. "She could be a huge star. She should be. But she can never just be the rote girlfriend. I hope she'll find more roles than just that. But there are a lot of girlfriend roles out there...
...year-old actress is knocking out critics with her performance in "Girlfight," a low-budget, high-voltage drama that won prestigious awards at Sundance and Cannes. Portraying a female Rocky who evolves from high-school brawler to prize-winning boxer, Rodriguez comes across "like a young Brando," says director Karyn Kusama, who chose her out of 350 other actresses who auditioned for the part...