I’ve already theorized that Lorne Michaels keeps making bad SNL movies as a publicity stunt to get exposure for SNL. But the Ladies Man just doesn’t make a lot of sense. Leon Phelps was a moderately popular Tim Meadows character on SNL. He had a TV show where callers would ask him questions and he
Mike Myers didn’t waste any time making a second Austin Powers movie, after the success of the first one. And this one did even better at the box office, grossing more in its first weekend than the first one did in entirety. Will Ferrell also benefited from this success. In the second movie, Austin
Anyone with enough money can produce a movie. That doesn’t mean you should just go making movies that are terrible. But it seems that Lorne Michaels found an interesting formula: Take a hit sketch from Saturday Night Live (SNL), make a feature film on the cheap, and hopefully get enough attention to break
When Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan did the Roxbury nightclub sketch on SNL, I thought it was great. These guys are the ultimate club guys. They don’t say much and they just want to dance and maybe hookup with someone. They are not very good at it and are probably crossing several lines
2 – Men Seeking Women (1997) The year is 1997. Will Ferrell has been on SNL for 2 years and is gaining popularity. Not enough to carry a film, but apparently enough to be a co-star. Though he is one of the “three friends” in this movie, he actually doesn’t even get top billing. Maureen
1 – Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) Mike Myers is one of few successful SNL alumni from the early 90s. He was able to take his Wayne’s World sketch from SNL and make it into two successful movies. This was good news for Will Ferrell as Myers decided to make a wacky film