The Meteor Man

1h 40min

Fantasy

Action

Comedy

Science Fiction

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.

Production Companies

Tinsel Townsend

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

Jefferson Reed
Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs

Mrs. Reed
James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Earnest Moses
Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Goldilocks
Sinbad

Sinbad

Malik, Stacy's Boyfriend
Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin

Byers the Mobster
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
Nancy Wilson

Nancy Wilson

Principal Laws
Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer Lewis

Mrs. Williams
Cynthia Belgrave

Cynthia Belgrave

Mrs. Harris
Marilyn Coleman

Marilyn Coleman

Mrs. Walker
Biz Markie

Biz Markie

Himself
LaWanda Page

LaWanda Page

Old Nurse
Charlayne Woodard

Charlayne Woodard

Janice Farrell
Tommy Redmond Hicks

Tommy Redmond Hicks

Officer Patterson
Stu Gilliam

Stu Gilliam

Dr. Jones
Treach

Treach

Blood
B-Real

B-Real

Crip

Release date

6th Aug 1993

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English