ActionComedyScience Fiction
The Meteor Man
“Get meteorized. Take a stand.”
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.
Directed by Robert Townsend
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User score
202 votes
Status
Released
Released
August 6, 1993
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$20M → $8M
Top cast
Robert Townsend
Jefferson Reed
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
Chris Tucker
MC in Mall (uncredited)
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
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