EPISODE · Apr 10, 2023 · 1H 25M
THE METEOR MAN! (1993)
from Pop Culture Historians · host Ryan Ritter
This week, before BLACK PANTHER, before BLADE, there was…THE METEOR MAN! Robert Townsend makes genre history by making a superhero movie for a very different audience than before. This labor of love has its heart in the right place, but is it funny? Well…..topics include: the depiction of teachers in film, the stacked cast, and the ultimate SNL What If! You can check out the referenced Shondaland article here: https://www.shondaland.com/live/a22641376/looking-back-at-the-meteor-man-with-robert-townsend/
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This week, before BLACK PANTHER, before BLADE, there was…THE METEOR MAN! Robert Townsend makes genre history by making a superhero movie for a very different audience than before. This labor of love has its heart in the right place, but is it funny? Well…..topics include: the depiction of teachers in film, the stacked cast, and the ultimate SNL What If! You can check out the referenced Shondaland article here: https://www.shondaland.com/live/a22641376/looking-back-at-the-meteor-man-with-robert-townsend/
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