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)
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