The Meteor Man

Aug 6, 1993

1h 40m

★ 5.8

Get meteorized. Take a stand.

Overview

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Action

Comedy

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Tinsel Townsend

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Meteor Man Trailers

Cast

Jefferson Reed

Robert Townsend

Mrs. Reed

Marla Gibbs

Michael

Eddie Griffin

Ted Reed

Robert Guillaume

Earnest Moses

James Earl Jones

Simon

Roy Fegan

Goldilocks

Don Cheadle

Malik, Stacy's Boyfriend

Sinbad

Byers the Mobster

Frank Gorshin

Pirate

Big Daddy Kane

Marvin

Bill Cosby

MC in Mall (uncredited)

Chris Tucker

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