The Ladies Man

The first Saturday Night Live spawn since Wayne's World that isn't an outright embarrassment, The Ladies Man features Tim Meadows doing a bang-up job of turning his lisping lowbrow mack daddy character from a one-joke sketch premise into a likable goofball lothario with a stuck-in-1976 wardrobe. After being fired from his sex-themed 2 a.m. radio call-in show for FCC violations (an angle the movie completely fails to exploit with the proper blue humor), Leon decides to seek the woman of his dreams (read: sexy and rich). Meanwhile, a roving pack of foaming-mad jealous husbands (lead by the thoroughly obnoxious Will Ferrell) try to hunt him down for nailing their wives. Admittedly, the sloppy plot meanders a lot to accommodate a series of comedic set pieces, but the laughs are there, and while this isn't the kind of movie most folks want to drop $8 on at the multiplex, it's sure to circulate well on video. A strong, optional purchase. (R. Blackwelder)