The Meteor Man (1993)
1h 40m
Running Time
August 6, 1993Release Date
The Meteor Man (1993)
1h 40m
Running Time
August 6, 1993Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Robert Townsend
Jefferson Reed / Director / Screenplay / Producer

Marla Gibbs
Mrs. Reed

Eddie Griffin
Michael

Robert Guillaume
Ted Reed

James Earl Jones
Earnest Moses

Roy Fegan
Simon

Don Cheadle
Goldilocks

Sinbad
Malik, Stacy's Boyfriend

Frank Gorshin
Byers the Mobster

Big Daddy Kane
Pirate

Bill Cosby
Marvin

Wallace Shawn
Mr. Little

Bobby McGee
Uzi, Golden Lord Gunman

Joel Weiss
Orderly

John Witherspoon
Clarence James Carter III

Another Bad Creation
Junior Lords

Stephanie Williams
Stacy

Luther Vandross
Jamison

Nancy Wilson
Principal Laws

Tommy Lister Jr.
Digit

Jenifer Lewis
Mrs. Williams

Cynthia Belgrave
Mrs. Harris

Chemin Sylvia Bernard
CastingDirector

Marilyn Coleman
Mrs. Walker

Eileen Mack Knight
CastingDirector

Biz Markie
Himself

Toby Corbett
ProductionDesigner

Beverly Johnson
Doctor

LaWanda Page
Old Nurse

Lela Rochon
Vanessa

Charlayne Woodard
Janice Farrell

Tommy Redmond Hicks
Officer Patterson

Stu Gilliam
Dr. Jones

Chris Tucker
MC in Mall (uncredited) / Mall MC

Treach
Blood

Faizon Love
Maurice

Clayton LeBouef
Junkie

B-Real
Crip

Sen Dog
Crip

Christopher Homes
Producer
Media.



Details.
Release DateAugust 6, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingPG
Budget$20,000,000
Box Office$8,000,000
Filming LocationsBaltimore, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
street gang
hero
music teacher
superhero
super power
Wiki.
The Meteor Man is a 1993 American superhero comedy film written, directed, co-produced and starring Robert Townsend with supporting roles by Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby and Another Bad Creation. The film also features special appearances by Luther Vandross, Sinbad, Naughty by Nature, Cypress Hill and Big Daddy Kane. Townsend stars as a mild-mannered schoolteacher who becomes a superhero after his neighborhood in Washington, D.C., is terrorized by street gangs.
It is one of the earliest superhero films to feature an African American in a starring role.
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