Episode #12 – Meteor Man

In celebration of Black History Month, Perry and Derrick discuss The Meteor Man, the first mainstream black superhero movie! Writer/director/actor Robert Townsend’s 1993 superhero kids comedy has kind of faded from memory, but there’s a lot of good in it that deserves a fresh look.

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The Meteor Man (1993)

Written and Directed by Robert Townsend

Cast

Robert Townsend – Jefferson Reed/Meteor Man
Eddie Griffin – Michael 
Marla Gibbs – Maxine Reed
Robert Guillaume – Ted Reed
James Earl Jones – Earnest Moses
Roy Fegan – Simon
Don Cheadle – Goldilocks
Bobby McGee – Uzi
Bill Cosby – Marvin
Big Daddy Kane – Pirate
Frank Gorshin – Mr. Byers
Cynthia Belgrace – Mrs. Harris
Marilyn Coleman – Mrs. Walker
Sinbad – Malik/Bernard
Nancy Wilson – Mrs. Laws
Luther Vandross – Jamison
Tiny Lister – Digit
Naughty By Nature – Bloods
Cypress Hill – Crips
Beverly Johnson – Doctor
LaWanda Page – Old Nurse
Lela Rochon – Vanessa
John Witherspoon – Clarence James Carter III
Charlayne Woodard – Janice Farrell
Wallace Shawn – Mr. Little
Faizon Love – Maurice
Chris Tucker – Mall MC