The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man
Release: 1993-08-06
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 5.8
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 Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Tinsel Townsend
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Robert Townsend
as Jefferson Reed
Marla Gibbs
as Mrs. Reed
Eddie Griffin
as Michael
Robert Guillaume
as Ted Reed
James Earl Jones
as Earnest Moses
Don Cheadle
as Goldilocks
Sinbad
as Malik, Stacy's Boyfriend
Frank Gorshin
as Byers the Mobster
Big Daddy Kane
as Pirate
Bill Cosby
as Marvin
Chris Tucker
as MC in Mall (uncredited)
Wallace Shawn
as Mr. Little
Bobby McGee
as Uzi, Golden Lord Gunman
Joel Weiss
as Orderly
John Witherspoon
as Clarence James Carter III
Stephanie Williams
as Stacy
Luther Vandross
as Jamison
Nancy Wilson
as Principal Laws
Tommy Lister Jr.
as Digit
Jenifer Lewis
as Mrs. Williams
Marilyn Coleman
as Mrs. Walker
Biz Markie
as Himself
Beverly Johnson
as Doctor
LaWanda Page
as Old Nurse
Lela Rochon
as Vanessa
Charlayne Woodard
as Janice Farrell
Tommy Redmond Hicks
as Officer Patterson
Chris Tucker
as Mall MC
Treach
as Blood
Faizon Love
as Maurice
B-Real
as Crip
Sen Dog
as Crip
DJ Muggs
as Crip
Crew
Cliff Eidelman
Original Music Composer
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Robert Townsend
Screenplay
Robert Townsend
Producer
Robert Townsend
Director
Frank E. Eulner
Sound Effects Editor
Dennis Leonard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Designer
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design