The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man

Movie·1993·1h 40m

The Meteor Man

Get meteorized. Take a stand.

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about thirty seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.

Producer

Robert Townsend, Christopher Homes

Cinematography

John A. Alonzo

Music

Cliff Eidelman

Editor

Adam Bernardi

Themes

herostreet gangmusic teachersuperherosuper powercomplex

Production House

Tinsel Townsend
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Audience Score

58%

197 votes

Skip15%
Timepass34%
Go for it34%
Perfection17%

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// cast

Cast

Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

Jefferson Reed

Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs

Mrs. Reed

Eddie Griffin

Eddie Griffin

Michael

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Ted Reed

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Earnest Moses

Roy Fegan

Simon

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Goldilocks

Sinbad

Sinbad

Malik, Stacy's Boyfriend

Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin

Byers the Mobster

Big Daddy Kane

Big Daddy Kane

Pirate

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Marvin

Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker

MC in Mall (uncredited)

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Mr. Little

Bobby McGee

Bobby McGee

Uzi, Golden Lord Gunman

Joel Weiss

Joel Weiss

Orderly

John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

Clarence James Carter III

Another Bad Creation

Junior Lords

Stephanie Williams

Stephanie Williams

Stacy

// crew

Crew

Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

Director, Screenplay, Producer

Christopher Homes

Producer

Loretha C. Jones

Producer

Cliff Eidelman

Cliff Eidelman

Original Music Composer

John A. Alonzo

John A. Alonzo

Director of Photography

Adam Bernardi

Editor

Richard Candib

Editor

Robaire W. Estel

Editor

Andrew London

Editor

Pam Wise

Editor

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