Plot
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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Cast
Robert Townsend
Jefferson Reed
Marla Gibbs
Mrs. Reed
Eddie Griffin
Michael
Robert Guillaume
Ted Reed
James Earl Jones
Earnest Moses
Roy Fegan
Simon
Don Cheadle
Goldilocks
Sinbad
Malik, Stacy's Boyfriend
Frank Gorshin
Byers the Mobster
Big Daddy Kane
Pirate
Bill Cosby
Marvin
Chris Tucker
MC in Mall (uncredited)
Wallace Shawn
Mr. Little
Bobby McGee
Uzi, Golden Lord Gunman
Joel Weiss
Orderly
John Witherspoon
Clarence James Carter III
Another Bad Creation
Junior Lords
Stephanie Williams
Stacy
Luther Vandross
Jamison
Nancy Wilson
Principal Laws
Tommy Lister Jr.
Digit
Jenifer Lewis
Mrs. Williams
Cynthia Belgrave
Mrs. Harris
Marilyn Coleman
Mrs. Walker
Biz Markie
Himself
Beverly Johnson
Doctor
LaWanda Page
Old Nurse
Lela Rochon
Vanessa
Charlayne Woodard
Janice Farrell
Tommy Redmond Hicks
Officer Patterson
Stu Gilliam
Dr. Jones
Chris Tucker
Mall MC
Treach
Blood
Faizon Love
Maurice
Clayton LeBouef
Junkie
B-Real
Crip
Sen Dog
Crip
DJ Muggs
Crip
