The Meteor Man (1993)
Director:
Robert Townsend
Tagline:
« He’s coming to save the world, one neighborhood at a time. »
Actors:
Jefferson Reed
Mrs. Reed
Michael
Mr. Reed
Mr. Moses
Rating:
(9’493 votes)
(9’493 votes)
Quotes:
« Byers the Mobster: What? WHAAAAAT?
»
[Jefferson Reed a.k.a. The Meteor Man walks into the community center where most of the residents are having a meeting. They have decided to vote as whether or not he should leave the neighborhood after failing to protect them from the neighborhood gang, The Golden Lords, earlier that day]
« Jefferson Reed: You don't have to vote. I'll leave. I'm sorry about what happened to the neighborhood tonight, but I feel even sorrier watching what's going on in this room. How can we stop the crime and the gangs if we act like we don't see them? Everybody complains about the police. They aren't perfect, but how can you complain when you do nothing? You don't have to vote.
»
[Jefferson turns around and leaves]
Trailer:
The Meteor Man
Runtime:100 minutes
Plots:
A high school teacher from a troubled inner city Washington D.C. neighborhood becomes a super-powered hero and takes on the gang that has been terrorizing his streets.
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 30 seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.
Jefferson Reed is a mild mannered school teacher in Washington D.C. He has just discovered that his backbone and it’s stronger than steel! Jefferson would rather run than fight until he’s hit by a strange green meteor that gives him superhuman abilities. And when a gang led by a powerful drug lord begins terrorizing his family and neighbors, Jefferson has no choice but to don his homemade spandex suit and take it on in a war of cunning, wit and super-powered, super-modeling prowess’ to save his ‘hood!
