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The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

Action · Comedy · Science Fiction · 1993

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.

Movie details

The Meteor Man

“Get meteorized. Take a stand.”

1993 Action · Comedy · Science Fiction 1h 40m

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5.8 / 10

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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 thirty seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Townsend

Written by

Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

Jefferson Reed

Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs

Mrs. Reed

Eddie Griffin

Eddie Griffin

Michael

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Ted Reed

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Earnest Moses

R

Roy Fegan

Simon

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Goldilocks

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Put The Meteor Man on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.