The Meteor Man
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The Meteor Man is a 1993 superhero comedy film about a mild-mannered teacher who gains superpowers from a meteor and becomes an unlikely neighborhood hero.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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superhero comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematography | Bill Dill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | MGM/UA Distribution Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | John Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalGang | Golden Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles
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Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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superhero film ⓘ |
| hasSuperpowers |
ability to absorb knowledge from books
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flight ⓘ healing ⓘ super strength ⓘ telekinesis ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community empowerment
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reluctant hero ⓘ urban crime ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jefferson Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Cliff Eidelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the first major Black superhero films ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A mild-mannered teacher gains superpowers after being struck by a meteor and becomes a neighborhood hero. ⓘ |
| producer |
Loretha C. Jones
NERFINISHED
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Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Tinsel Townsend Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | schoolteacher ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1993-08-06 ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | PG ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bill Cosby
NERFINISHED
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Cypress Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddie Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ James Earl Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Luther Vandross NERFINISHED ⓘ Marla Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Naughty by Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Guillaume NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinbad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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