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Surprise! Leon offends one too many listeners with his lewd advice, and he and Julie are kicked off the air. Amidst his quest for a new job, he receives a random love letter from an old fling with lots of money. The catch? The letter is unsigned, and he can't remember which lady it is. With the promise of financial bliss before him, Leon sets off in search of his prize. Along the way, he must dodge the nefarious machinations of the V.S.A. (Victims of the Smiling Ass), an organization of guys whose wives were seduced by Leon...
...feature film, he successfully broadens the scope of a fundamentally shallow character, adding extra layers of innocence and generosity-a swinger with a heart of gold. At the same time, he recognizes the limitations of the character and doesn't try to do too much. After all, Leon Phelps was meant to be a guy we can all laugh...
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...
...Ladies Man is the kind of movie I've come to describe as "stupid funny." The humor ranges from tongue-in-cheek (the V.S.A.'s musical numbers-which, by the way, are a riot) to downright crude (most of the jokes involving Leon's "wang" fall under this category), and some of the plot turns are painfully predictable. But you know what? Who cares? This movie was made purely for laughs. It tiptoes along that ultra-fine line between really bad and not-so-bad at all, and ultimately ends up on the side of the latter...
...fact, the actor behind the free-loving Leon Phelps is light-years different from his onscreen persona. While fans of Saturday Night Live have come to love his wacky characters and his comedic versatility, people around him describe Tim as a very cool dude - a normal guy who's just plain fun to hang around with. Crimson Arts recently got a chance to sit in on a conference call with the Ladies Man star and witness his normality first-hand...