About
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 thirty seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.
Theatrical
Aug 6, 1993
Box Office
$8.0M
Budget
$20.0M
Return
0.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 18, 2003
Theaters
2
Director
Writer
Producers
Loretha C. Jones, Christopher Homes, Robert Townsend
Music
Studio
Tinsel Townsend, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Full credits →R
Robert Townsend
Jefferson Reed
M
Marla Gibbs
Mrs. Reed
E
Eddie Griffin
Michael
R
Robert Guillaume
Ted Reed
James Earl Jones
Earnest Moses
R
Roy Fegan
Simon
D
Don Cheadle
Goldilocks
S
Sinbad
Malik, Stacy's Boyfriend
F
Frank Gorshin
Byers the Mobster
B
Big Daddy Kane
Pirate
B
Bill Cosby
Marvin
C
Chris Tucker
MC in Mall (uncredited)
W
Wallace Shawn
Mr. Little
B
Bobby McGee
Uzi, Golden Lord Gunman
J
Joel Weiss
Orderly
J
John Witherspoon
Clarence James Carter III
S
Stephanie Williams
Stacy
L
Luther Vandross
Jamison
N
Nancy Wilson
Principal Laws
T
Tommy Lister Jr.
Digit
