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Kalmen used to be -- and, in some ways, still is -- a familiar face, known to TV watchers as "New York's honest car dealer." That is, until he pleaded guilty to an automotive sales scam, paid a fine and did his time (Links of London U Charmnight in jail), forever sentenced to all-too-public notoriety. He's hoping to revive his professional fortunes with a new car dealership. But there's nothing much he can do about his personal life, which has been on the skids since he split from his understanding yet Links of London had-it wife (a ruefully amused Susan Sarandon) to chase after anyone and everyone with two X chromosomes. Currently, that includes the well-connected divorcee Jordan (a brittle Mary-Louise Parker), whose powerful ex might be able to assist Ben with a new car dealership. Ben doesn't likeLinks of London T Charmfather figure to Jordan's haughty daughter Allyson (a graceful yet seething Imogen Poots ), but agrees to escort her to a college interview at his old alma mater, where the library bears his now shameful name. And while Ben might be old enough to be Allyson's father, he certainly doesn't want to act like it. That goes double with his own daughter ("The Office's" resilient Jenna Fischer), who knows all too well that the only thing reliable about Ben is his ability to disappoint those who still, miraculously, care about him. When she and her young son (Jake Siciliano) join Grandpa at the park, for example, Ben instructs his grandson to address him as "Captain Ben" -- just in case his flirtation with that bottle blonde on the bench pays off. Yes, Ben's an oldLinks of London S Charmat juggling multiple women, multiple lives, multiple lies. Despite his expertise, however, things are starting to crash to the floor. And somehow, he can't seem to pick up the pieces of what his life used to be. Come September, we'll have the chance to watch Douglas reprise his Oscar-winning "Wall Street" role -- as disgraced corporate raider Gordon Gekko -- in "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps."