'Ladies Man' scores

By Jennifer Umaña
Daily Forty-Niner

He has an afro. He wears platform shoes and bell bottoms. He looks good for the '70s. But this is the year 2000. There is no way that someone so out of touch with reality could score with the ladies.

But he can. He is the Ladies Man.

Leon Phelps, played by Tim Meadows dishes out love advice on his radio show "The Ladies Man," in the new movie with the same name. He sips his Courvoisier (he pronounces it koo-vah-thee-ay) and recommends that his listeners do it doggie-style as a remedy to their love problems.

After one too many lewd remarks on the air, Leon is booted from the radio station, along with his producer, Julie (Karyn Parsons). They attempt to find a new place of employment, a hard thing to do considering the content of the show.

Then, Leon is sent a letter from one of his many conquests, promising to share her money with him. If only Leon could figure out who sent the letter, his problems will be over.

"The Ladies Man," which opens Friday, is based on a character created by Meadows on "Saturday Night Live," but viewers do not need to be familiar with the character to enjoy the movie.

This movie has something for everyone: a musical number, a raging fire, an angry mob, scantily clad women, a man in a tight wrestler's outfit, a gross-out scene, sexual innuendoes, a love story and Billy Dee Williams.   The ending is anything but a surprise, but if you are looking for a mindless good time, answer the call of "The Ladies Man."