The Meteor Man (film)
1993 film by Robert Townsend / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Meteor Man is a 1993 American superhero comedy film written, directed, co-produced and starring Robert Townsend with supporting roles by Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, and Another Bad Creation. The film also features special appearances by Luther Vandross, Sinbad, Naughty by Nature, Cypress Hill, and Big Daddy Kane. Townsend stars as a mild-mannered schoolteacher who becomes a superhero after his neighborhood in Washington, D.C. is terrorized by street gangs.[4][5]
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The Meteor Man | |
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Directed by | Robert Townsend[1] |
Written by | Robert Townsend |
Produced by | Robert Townsend Loretha C. Jones |
Starring | |
Cinematography | John A. Alonzo |
Edited by | Adam Bernardi Richard Candib Robaire W. Estel Andrew London Pam Wise |
Music by | Cliff Eidelman |
Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Tinsel Townsend Studios |
Distributed by | MGM/UA Distribution Co. |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $20 million[2] |
Box office | $8 million (domestic)[3] |
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It is one of the earliest superhero films to feature an African-American in a starring role.