---
title: 'The Meteor Man (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Townsend'
released: '1993-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-meteor-man-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107563/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Meteor Man (1993)

1993 · 100 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

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 teacher who becomes a superhero after his neighborhood in Washington, D.C., is terrorized by street gangs like the Golden Lords.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Townsend](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-townsend)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Townsend](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-townsend)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cliff Eidelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-eidelman)
- **Director of Photography:** [John A. Alonzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-a-alonzo)

## Cast

- [LaWanda Page](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawanda-page)
- [Luther Vandross](https://cinepixo.com/people/luther-vandross)
- [James Earl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-earl-jones)
- [Wallace Shawn](https://cinepixo.com/people/wallace-shawn)
- [Charlayne Woodard](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlayne-woodard)
- [Chris Tucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-tucker)
- [Jenifer Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenifer-lewis)
- [Another Bad Creation](https://cinepixo.com/people/another-bad-creation)
- [Robert Guillaume](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-guillaume)
- [Big Daddy Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/big-daddy-kane)
- [Faizon Love](https://cinepixo.com/people/faizon-love)
- [Robert Townsend](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-townsend)
- [Bill Cosby](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-cosby)
- [Don Cheadle](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-cheadle)
- [Beverly Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/beverly-johnson)

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