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Quick Info

Rating

5.8/10

Release1993

Runtime1h 40m

StatusReleased

Budget$20,000,000

Revenue$8,000,000

Production

Tinsel Townsend

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Movie

The Meteor Man

1993

1h 40m

5.8

Fantasy

Action

Comedy

Science Fiction

Synopsis

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.

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