From All Movie Guide Robert Townsends superhero action comedy underwent much tinkering during post-production. employing four editors to whip the film into shape. Townsend wrote. directed. and produced this urban fable and also stars as Jefferson Reed. a meek substitute teacher in an inner-city neighborhood dominated by a gang of leather-jacketed. peroxided blonde goons who call themselves the Golden Lords. The residents of the neighborhood feel they can do nothing about the gang. But then a meteor hits Jefferson. who finds that he can fly. has super-strength. and can retain all the information in a book in thirty seconds. As a result. Jefferson. who normally is afraid of heights and runs from danger. becomes a reluctant superhero. The word about the 'Meteor Man' gets back to the Golden Lords. who intend to rid the neighborhood of this milquetoast crime-fighter. The Meteor Man contains a cornucopia of cameos appearances. including Bill Cosby. Luther Vandross. Sinbad. Big Daddy Kane and Nancy Wilson. Paul Brenner
