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Title: The Meteor Man (1993)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Robert Townsend | ... | Jefferson Reed / Meteor Man | |
| Marla Gibbs | ... | Maxine Reed, Jeff's Mother | |
| Eddie Griffin | ... | Michael | |
| Robert Guillaume | ... | Ted Reed, Jeff's Father | |
| James Earl Jones | ... | Earnest Moses | |
| Roy Fegan | ... | Simon, Golden Lord Chief | |
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Cynthia Belgrave | ... | Mrs. Harris |
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Marilyn Coleman | ... | Mrs. Walker, Reed's Landlady |
| Don Cheadle | ... | Goldilocks | |
| Bobby McGee | ... | Uzi, Golden Lord Gunman | |
| Bill Cosby | ... | Marvin | |
| Big Daddy Kane | ... | Pirate | |
| Frank Gorshin | ... | Byers the Mobster | |
| Sinbad | ... | Malik, Stacy's Boyfriend | |
| Nancy Wilson | ... | Mrs. Laws the Principal | |
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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 30 seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords. Written by Renee Ann Byrd <byrdie@wyrdbyrd.org>
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black superhero | non comic book superhero | character name as title | teensploitation | psychotronic film |Taglines:
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Rated PG on appeal for children caught up in perils of an urban environment | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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6 August 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,643,091, 8 August 1993Gross USA:
$8,016,708Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$8,016,708Company Credits
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(Meteor Man Theme)
Written by Aisha Baker, Tommy Gun, Pete Scott and Al Richardson
Produced by Pete Scott and Al Richardson
Performed by Big Hat Ray Ray
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The head of the Golden Lords and Mob Boss (The Angry Old White Guy Character) is played by Frank Gorshin, who played The Riddler in the 1960s Batman. See more »Goofs
While Jeff is fighting Simon, the character Goldilocks (Don Cheadle) can be seen goofing around, as if he's coming out of his character. See more »Alternate Versions
UK version was edited (14 sec.) to secure a 'PG' rating:- [74 mins] Remove backward kick to man's stomach (3.02 sec.)
- [77 mins] Remove sight of man's arm being broken over bonnet of car (2.48 sec.)
Connections
Referenced in I Hate Everything: the Search for the Worst: The Amazing Bulk (2016) See more »Soundtracks
AIN'T NOBODY BAD LIKE METEOR MAN(Meteor Man Theme)
Written by Aisha Baker, Tommy Gun, Pete Scott and Al Richardson
Produced by Pete Scott and Al Richardson
Performed by Big Hat Ray Ray
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Before Black Panther, Blade, and Spawn hit the big screen and before Steel, there was Meteor Man. It wasn't much of a movie but I appreciate the effort.
Townsend wanted to introduce the world to a black superhero and he did. Too bad the movie was wack. And I hate even saying that but it was. The special effects were weak, the story was eh, and the action was really bad.
At the beginning I thought MM was going for comedy and it would have been a lot better if it did but he attempted to make it serious all to often and that's where the movie ran into problems. As a legit superhero movie, even in 1993, this movie had no shot of being taken seriously so it's only option was as a spoof or comedy. Because The Meteor Man swung to the serious side it made the movie awkward.
I liked the idea of a black superhero--however improbable one could become a superhero by being hit by a meteor--the execution just wasn't there.