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.

Robert Townsend
as Jefferson Reed

Marla Gibbs
as Mrs. Reed

Eddie Griffin
as Michael

Robert Guillaume
as Ted Reed

James Earl Jones
as Earnest Moses

Roy Fegan
as Simon

Don Cheadle
as Goldilocks

Sinbad
as Malik, Stacy's Boyfriend

Frank Gorshin
as Byers the Mobster

Big Daddy Kane
as Pirate