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The Ladies Man (2000)

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The Ladies Man (2000)

Overview

Because of his salacious language, late-night radio advice-show host Leon Phelps, along with his sweet and loyal producer Julie, is fired from his Chicago gig. Leon gets a letter from a former lover promising a life of wealth, but he doesn't know who she is. Can Leon find his secret sugar-mama? What about Julie?


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
3.5

Overview

Because of his salacious language, late-night radio advice-show host Leon Phelps, along with his sweet and loyal producer Julie, is fired from his Chicago gig. Leon gets a letter from a former lover promising a life of wealth, but he doesn't know who she is. Can Leon find his secret sugar-mama? What about Julie?


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film is a character-driven sex comedy focused on an individual's journey of personal growth and learning from past mistakes. Its central themes of responsibility and the search for genuine connection are apolitical, preventing it from aligning with any specific ideological viewpoint.

The movie features a diverse cast, including a Black lead character, but this diversity does not stem from explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative is a lighthearted comedy that does not critically portray traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

The film features LGBTQ+ coded characters, notably Barbra, whose effeminate and gender non-conforming portrayal as a stalker relies heavily on harmful stereotypes for comedic effect. The net impact is negative due to the depiction of identity as a source of mockery and degradation without counterbalance.

The Ladies Man features characters who cross-dress or are subject to gender-based mistaken identity, primarily for comedic effect. These portrayals often rely on stereotypes and present gender non-conformity as a source of ridicule, contributing to a problematic depiction rather than affirming transsexual themes. The humor is frequently at the expense of the characters' gender presentation.

The film portrays a 'Christian Coalition' group as a censorious and hypocritical antagonist, satirizing their moralistic activism and attempts to shut down Leon Phelps' radio show. The narrative positions the audience to view this specific group's actions negatively, rather than critiquing the broader Christian faith itself.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film is an adaptation of the Saturday Night Live sketch featuring the character Leon Phelps, who was consistently portrayed as male in the source material and remains male in the movie adaptation. No established character undergoes a gender change.

The film "The Ladies Man" (2000) is an adaptation of a Saturday Night Live sketch character, Leon Phelps, who was consistently portrayed by Tim Meadows, a Black actor. The film maintains this portrayal, and there are no other established characters from prior canon whose race was changed.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

3.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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5.2
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5.3

Critic Ratings

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1.2
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2.2

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