Directed by:
Robert TownsendScreenplay:
Robert TownsendCinematography:
John A. AlonzoComposer:
Cliff EidelmanCast:
Marla Gibbs, Robert Townsend, Eddie Griffin, James Earl Jones, Don Cheadle, Bill Cosby, Big Daddy Kane, Frank Gorshin, Sinbad, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister (more)Plots(1)
Move over, Superman! Spineless Jefferson Reed (Townsend) has just discovered his backbone and it's stronger than steel! Amild-mannered substitute teacher, Jefferson would rather run than fight until he's hit by a strangegreen meteor that gives him superhuman abilities. And when a gang led by a powerful drug lord begins terrorizing his family and neighbors, Jefferson has no choice but to don his homemade spandex suitand take it on in a war of cunning, wit and super-powered, super-modeling prowess'to save his 'hood! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Marla Gibbs
USA
Best movies:
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
Black Belt Jones (1974)
Please Stand By (2017)
![Robert Townsend](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444295_72a7c1.jpg)
Robert Townsend
USA
Best movies:
American Flyers (1985)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Cooley High (1975)
![Eddie Griffin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270532_c59ad1.jpg)
Eddie Griffin
USA
Best movies:
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
A Star Is Born (2018)
Armageddon (1998)
![James Earl Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/126/164126946_5cf9a9.png)
James Earl Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons.com (2000) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
![Don Cheadle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/419/164419352_f79c74.jpg)
Don Cheadle
USA
Best movies:
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Crash (2004)
![Bill Cosby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/608/162608954_5efb36.jpg)
Bill Cosby
USA
Best movies:
Let's Do It Again (1975)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Big Daddy Kane
USA
Best movies:
Gunmen (1993)
Posse (1993)
The Meteor Man (1993)
![Frank Gorshin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274156_028ac9.jpg)
Frank Gorshin
USA
Best movies:
12 Monkeys (1995)
Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
![Sinbad](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270833_5dfb2a.jpg)
Sinbad
USA
Best movies:
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
That's Adequate (1989)
Club Med (1986) (TV movie)
![Tommy 'Tiny' Lister](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278389_9b6b26.jpg)
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Zootopia (2016)
The Fifth Element (1997)
![Jenifer Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273441_54b7ca.jpg)
Jenifer Lewis
USA
Best movies:
Cars (2006)
Cast Away (2000)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
![Anthony 'Treach' Criss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270336_8d2ae1.jpg)
Anthony 'Treach' Criss
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Juice (1992)
Who's the Man? (1993)
![Lela Rochon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/027/457/27457908_29b192.jpg)
Lela Rochon
USA
Best movies:
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Gang Related (1997)
The Big Hit (1998)
![Wallace Shawn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/433/162433399_3c314a.png)
Wallace Shawn
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story (1995)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
![John Witherspoon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812693_c380d5.jpg)
John Witherspoon
USA
Best movies:
Bird (1988)
The Jazz Singer (1980)
House Party (1990)
![Charlayne Woodard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/834/162834194_c33244.jpg)
Charlayne Woodard
USA
Best movies:
Hair (1979)
Unbreakable (2000)
The Crucible (1996)
Louis Freese
USA
Best movies:
Cypress Hill: Still Smokin' (2001) (video compilation)
Who's the Man? (1993)
The Rugrats Movie (1998)
![Faizon Love](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269489_84089d.jpg)
Faizon Love
Cuba
Best movies:
The Replacements (2000)
The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023)
Life as We Know It (2010)
![Robert Guillaume](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276325_9e56b6.jpg)
Robert Guillaume
USA
Best movies:
The Lion King (1994)
Big Fish (2003)
North and South (1985) (series)
![Beverly Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/509/161509569_97b727.jpg)
Beverly Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
54 (1998)
True Vengeance (1997)