The Meteor Man Movie Review 1993

Townsend is a school teacher who reluctantly becomes a hero when he acquires semi-super powers after being hit by a meteor. Meteor Man flies only four feet off the ground (because he's afraid of heights) and wears costumes fashioned by his mother. Funny premise satires "superhero" movies, but is inconsistent with some hilarious gags and others that fall flat. Includes interesting cameos by Cosby, Sinbad, Vandross, and Page.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Super Heroes, Gangs, New Black Cinema, Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets, Urban Comedy

Screenplay

Robert Townsend

Cast

Robert Townsend, Robert Guillaume, Marla Gibbs, James Earl Jones, Frank Gorshin

Cinematography

John A. Alonzo

Director

Robert Townsend

Other

Bill Cosby, Sinbad, Luther Vandross, LaWanda Page

Producer

Loretha Jones, Tinsel Townsend