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Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes27%
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
203 audience votes
Key crew
- Cliff EidelmanOriginal Music Composer
- Robert TownsendScreenplay
- Robert TownsendDirector
Cast
- Robert TownsendJefferson Reed
- Marla GibbsMrs. Reed
- Eddie GriffinMichael
- Robert GuillaumeTed Reed
- James Earl JonesEarnest Moses
- Roy FeganSimon
- Don CheadleGoldilocks
- SinbadMalik, Stacy's Boyfriend
- Frank GorshinByers the Mobster
- Big Daddy KanePirate
- Bill CosbyMarvin
- Chris TuckerMC in Mall (uncredited)