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The Meteor Man (film)

The Meteor Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Townsend[1]
Written byRobert Townsend
Produced byRobert Townsend
Loretha C. Jones
Starring
CinematographyJohn A. Alonzo
Edited byAdam Bernardi
Richard Candib
Robaire W. Estel
Andrew London
Pam Wise
Music byCliff Eidelman
Production
companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Tinsel Townsend Studios
Distributed byMGM/UA Distribution Co.
Release date
  • August 6, 1993 (1993-08-06) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[2]
Box office$8 million
(domestic)[3]

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]

It is one of the earliest superhero films to feature an African-American in a starring role.

  1. ^ Braxton, Greg (August 3, 1993). "As Robert Townsend Sees It : He's Fighting Stereotypes With 'Meteor Man' and New TV Show". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  2. ^ "As Robert Townsend Sees It : He's Fighting Stereotypes With 'Meteor Man' and New TV Show". Los Angeles Times. August 3, 1993. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Meteor Man (1993)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Meteor Man(1993)". Yahoo movies. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : SUPER MEN : 'Blankman,' Meet 'Meteor Man'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 31, 2012.

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