The Meteor Man is a 1993 superhero film written, directed, and starring Robert Townsend, and featuring an ensemble cast. Townsend stars as a mild-mannered schoolteacher, who becomes a superhero after his neighbourhood in Washington, D.C. is terrorized by street gangs.
Although the film is set in Washington, it was mostly filmed in the Reservoir Hill, Baltimore Neighborhood of Baltimore. Robert Townsend named his characters real identity, Jefferso...
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The Meteor Man is a 1993 superhero film written, directed, and starring Robert Townsend, and featuring an ensemble cast. Townsend stars as a mild-mannered schoolteacher, who becomes a superhero after his neighbourhood in Washington, D.C. is terrorized by street gangs.
Although the film is set in Washington, it was mostly filmed in the Reservoir Hill, Baltimore Neighborhood of Baltimore. Robert Townsend named his characters real identity, Jefferson Reed, after one of his childhood heroes, his favorite teacher.
Jefferson Reed is a mild mannered school teacher in Washington D.C.. His neighborhood is terrorized by a local gang called the Golden Lords. 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, and 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. A small fragment of the meteor...
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