The Meteor Man (film)

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The Meteor Man is a 1993 film by director/writer/star Robert Townsend about a superhero.

1 Plot
2 Trivia
3 Cast
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Jefferson Reed is a mild mannered school teacher in Washington D.C. His neighborhood is plagued by a local gang, The Golden Lords, drug dealers who terrorize the locals. One night, Jeff steps in to rescue a woman from the gang, only to end up running from them himself. Hiding in a garbage dumpster, he manages to escape, but as he climbs out of it, he is struck down by a glowing green meteorite which crashes down from the sky. His spine is crushed and he receives severe burns. He awakens several days later in hospital, but when his bandages are taken off, he is miraculously healed from all his injuries.

Jeff soon discovers the meteorite has left him with other abilities too, such as flight and superhuman strength. Confiding this to his parents (Robert Guillaume and Marla Gibbs), he is convinced by them to use his powers to try and help his community. His mother designs a costume for him, and as The Meteor Man, he takes on the Golden Lords and their leader Simon Caine (Roy Fegan).

[edit] Trivia

Although the movie was set in Washington, it was mostly filmed in Baltimore.
Marvel Comics produced a 6-issue limited series spin-off titled simply Meteor Man
Big Hat Ray Ray (aka Raymond Smith) who performed the theme song graduated from LaSalle High School in South Bend, IN. The same school that produced Nascar drivers Ryan Newman and David Stremme.