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5.8One 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.
Released: 1993-08-06100 minDir: Robert TownsendAction, Comedy, Science FictionBudget: $20.0MBox office: $8.0M
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
- Roy Fegan as Simon
Themes
- hero
- street gang
- music teacher
- superhero
- parody
- super power
- complex
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Robert Townsend
- Screenwriter
- Robert Townsend
- Cast member
- Robert Townsend
- Composer
- Cliff Eidelman
- Cinematographer
- John A. Alonzo
- Narrative location
- Washington, D.C.
- Filming location
- Baltimore
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 113395
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1993-01-01
- title
- The Meteor Man
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 27%
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