The Meteor Man

...than harmonious. This hardly means the film is doomed (Robert Townsend and Big Daddy Kane fought constantly during the filming of METEOR MAN), but it is distressing that $30 million (to be kind) could be thrown at a complete cock-up of a...

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...of work covering various genres, with comedies like, "Hollywood Shuffle", musicals like "The Five Heartbeats", fantasy comedies like "The Meteor Man", sit-coms like "The Parenthood" and epic dramas like "10,000 Black Men Named George".

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...of Portrait . It also features a rap verse from Brett Bouldin. It was one of the singles released from the soundtrack of the film The Meteor Man ''. It became another moderate hit for the singer. However, it does not appear on ''Ultimate...

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...backup singer and friend, Malaika, to a deal with A&M in 1992. The song "Something New" was used in Robert Townsend's movie, "Meteor Man". He spent the next few years working as a keyboardist and played on several remixes for...

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...in 1990, then he appeared on Robert Townsend's ventures: an HBO television special Robert Townsend and His Partners in Crime (1991) and The Meteor Man (1993) as a Drug worker. Reed was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards: one for...

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...a graduate of Austin High School. "Teachers can really affect a kid's life," he said. "I named my character, Jefferson Reed in 'Meteor Man,' after my teacher." Townsend's background informed one of his latest projects -- an online video...

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Fair use in The Meteor Man (film) Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: It's a low resolution copy of a Film Poster / VHS or DVD Cover. It doesn't limit the copyright owner's...

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..."School Daze" (1988) after which she produced films with Robert Townsend in the early '90s, including "The Five Heartbeats" and "Meteor Man" as well as his WB sitcom "The Parent 'Hood." Hill, who joined BET in 1999, had been executive...

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..."School Daze," in 1988. She went on to produce films with actor Robert Townsend in the early 1990s including "The Five Heartbeats" and "Meteor Man," as well as his WB sitcom "The Parent 'Hood." Over the past six years, she shepherded...

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...in the drama Of Boys and Men and the comedy Tao of the Golden Mask. His past directorial efforts include Black Listed and The Meteor Man, in which he also starred. (Hollywood Reporter) Daniels directing Kravitz in Push Coolio doing Oxygen...

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