The Meteor Man (1993)

100 min · Parodie, Super Hero, action film, comedy film, fantasy film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film, superhero film

Popularity4.5/5

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Directors

Robert Townsend

Cast

Robert Townsend, Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones, Roy Fegan, Don Cheadle

The story

Jefferson Reed is a school teacher in Washington, DC. His neighborhood is terrorized by a gang called the Golden Lords led by Simon Caine and allied with drug lord Anthony Byers. One night, Jeff steps in to rescue a woman from the gang.

Catalogue themes and tags

Hero, Meteor, Music Teacher, Street Gang, Supernatural Powers, Science Fiction, Superhero movie, Action Comedy, Superhero, Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family Film, Action

Genres

Parodie, Super Hero, action film, comedy film, fantasy film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film, superhero film

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