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  • 2000
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 24 m

Summary Leon Phelps (Meadows) is the grooviest, smooth-talking, woman-chaser around. Known suitably to all as the Ladies Man, Leon hosts a popular late-night radio call-in show dispensing advice on affairs of the heart. (Paramount Pictures)

Directed By: Reginald Hudlin

Written By: Tim Meadows, Dennis McNicholas, Andrew Steele

  • 2000
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 24 m
The Ladies Man
Metascore Generally unfavorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews
22
User Score Mixed or average Based on 28 User Ratings
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Summary Leon Phelps (Meadows) is the grooviest, smooth-talking, woman-chaser around. Known suitably to all as the Ladies Man, Leon hosts a popular late-night radio call-in show dispensing advice on affairs of the heart. (Paramount Pictures)

Directed By: Reginald Hudlin

Written By: Tim Meadows, Dennis McNicholas, Andrew Steele

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Metascore
Generally unfavorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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4% Positive
1 Review
26% Mixed
6 Reviews
70% Negative
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Metascore
Generally unfavorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews
22
4% Positive
1 Review
26% Mixed
6 Reviews
70% Negative
16 Reviews

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75
A guilty pleasure, right up there with "The Water Boy."
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW
50
A collection of double entendres that would make a stevedore blush.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW

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38
80 minutes of comic mistiming and missed opportunities.
By Larry Terenzi FULL REVIEW
25
Unsurprisingly, relentlessly awful.
By Charles Savage FULL REVIEW
25
This Paramount release doubles the insult because it rips off the title of one of the studio's best-remembered Jerry Lewis comedies.
By Mike Clark FULL REVIEW
20
The story sinks, along with any deeper laughs, under boringly formulaic motivations and plot twists.
By F. X. Feeney FULL REVIEW
0
One of the most deadly dull "SNL" spinoffs.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
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jokersace45
Jul 27, 2011
I thought this movie was a great comedy. It had me laughing really hard. Tim Meadows plays a great vison of his snl characterhe Ladies Man. I would recommend this
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Production Company Broadway Pictures, SNL Studios
Release Date Oct 13, 2000
Duration 1 h 24 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline He's cool. He's clean. He's a love machine.
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Awards

Black Reel Awards
• 1 Nomination

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