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.
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Robert Townsend
Jefferson Reed
Known for
The Bear
Hollywood Shuffle
Marla Gibbs
Mrs. Reed
Known for
The Jeffersons
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Eddie Griffin
Michael
Known for
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Undercover Brother
Robert Guillaume
Ted Reed
Known for
The Lion King
Timon and Pumbaa
James Earl Jones
Earnest Moses
Known for
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Lion King
Roy Fegan
Simon
Known for
The Five Heartbeats
House Party 3
Don Cheadle
Goldilocks
Known for
Iron Man 3
Crash
Sinbad
Malik, Stacy's Boyfriend
Known for
Jingle All the Way
STRAW
Frank Gorshin
Byers the Mobster
Known for
Batman
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Big Daddy Kane
Pirate
Known for
Exposed
Posse
Bill Cosby
Marvin
Known for
The Cosby Show
Jack
Chris Tucker
MC in Mall (uncredited) / Mall MC
Known for
Rush Hour
The Fifth Element
Robert Townsend Director · Cliff Eidelman Composer John A. Alonzo Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $8M · Budget $20M · United States release August 6, 1993
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$8,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Tinsel Townsend
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 6, 1993
Theatrical
Germany
April 1, 1994 · Physical
United Kingdom
December 14, 1993 · Theatrical
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