The Meteor Man
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.
Plot
Jefferson Reed (Robert Townsend) is a mild-mannered school teacher in Washington, D.C. His neighborhood is terrorized by a local gang called The Golden Lords, led by Simon Caine (Roy Fegan) and allied with drug lord Anthony Byers (Frank Gorshin). One night, Jeff steps in to rescue a woman from the gang only to end up running from them himself. Hiding in a garbage dumpster, he manages to escape. As he climbs out, he is struck down by a glowing, green meteorite. His spine is crushed and he receives severe burns. A small fragment of the meteor was left over and taken by a vagrant named Marvin (Bill Cosby). Reed awakens several days later in the hospital, but when his bandages are taken off, he is miraculously healed of all injuries.
Cast
- Another Bad Creation
- Beverly Johnson
- Big Daddy Kane
- Bill Cosby
- Charlayne Woodard
- Chris Tucker
- Cypress Hill
- Don Cheadle
- Eddie Griffin
- Faizon Love
- Frank Gorshin
- James Earl Jones
- Jenifer Lewis
- John Witherspoon
- LaWanda Page
- Lela Rochon
- Luther Vandross
- Marla Gibbs
- Nancy Wilson
- Naughty by Nature
- Robert Guillaume
- Robert Townsend
- Roy Fegan
- Sinbad
- Wallace Shawn
More details
author | Robert Townsend |
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contentLocation | Washington, D.C. |
director | Robert Townsend |
editor | Adam Bernardi Andrew London Pam Wise Richard Candib Robaire W. Estel |
genre | action comedy science fiction |
keywords | arrest bahamas blood crack house crips crush dog drug lord fight garbage dumpster healing power hear hide meteorite one night psychokinesis rock run school teacher secret identity superhuman strength superpower teacher telekinesis terrorize vagrancy vagrant wash win |
musicBy | Cliff Eidelman |
producer | Loretha C. Jones Robert Townsend |
productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
recordedAt | Baltimore |
theme | action comedy science fiction action superhero |