35 Years #TheFiveHeartbeats Starring: #RobertTownsend #MichaelWright #Leon #HarryLennix #TicoWells #TressaThomas #DiahannCarroll #ChuckPatterson #HaroldNicholas #HawthorneJames #JohnWitherspoon #TheresaRandle Directed By: #RobertTownsend

#WreckLeaguePodcast #FilmSky

Just going to state the obvious: “Hollywood Shuffle” (1987) and “Bamboozled” (2000) double feature
#CultShelf #HollywoodShuffle #Bamboozled #RobertTownsend #SpikeLee

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From The Movie The Five Heartbeats - A Heart Is A House For Love.
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#Actor #singers #R&B #TheDells #LeonRobinson #MichaelWright #RobertTownsend #HarryLennix #TicoWells #HawthorneJames

#HollywoodShuffle is a quintessential piece of #blackcinema and it was all from the mind of #RobertTownsend #BlackHistoryMonth

Sometimes rubbing elbows in Hollywood just leads to sore elbows...

From S2E2 of Meet Your Double Feature. Listen to our full review of "The Meteor Man" on all podcast platforms or visit our website (meetyourdoublefeature.com)

#90smovies
#meteorman
#moviepodcast
#movieshorts
#roberttownsend

Meteor man was created by Robert Townsend.
The comic book was written by Bert Hubbard and Dwight Coye and illustrated by Robert Walker and Jon Holdredge.
Meteor Man was portrayed in live action by Robert Townsend.
#MeteorMan #Marvel #RobertTownsend #superheroes #BHM

Happy 69th Birthday Robert Townsend. #HappyBirthdayRobertTownsend #RobertTownsend #Birthday

Happy Birthday, Robert Townsend, actor, director, and creator of Meteor Man!
#MeteorMan #RobertTownsend

A collage of various depictions of the superhero Meteor Man.

After an altercation with the gang, the Golden Lords, high school teacher Jefferson Reed is struck by a glowing green meteor, gaining a litany of superpowers. His powers initially faded over time in the film, but he permanently gained them in the comic book.
#MeteorMan #RobertTownsend #BHM

Happy Birthday to film director/producer #RobertTownsend 🎬🎉🎈

#celebritybirthdays #celebritynews #filmdirector #film #tv

New on Blu-ray: THE METEOR MAN (1993) - Superhero Comedy Written, Directed By And Starring Robert Townsend The superhero comedy THE METEOR MAN (1993) written, directed by and starring Robert Townsend has been released on Blu-ray

The superhero comedy THE METEOR MAN (1993) written, directed by and starring Robert Townsend has been released on Blu-ray

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#bluray #superheroes #comedy #themeteorman #roberttownsend #eddiegriffin #marlagibbs

#roberttownsend #naacp #hollywood #chicagodefender #film #tv

The shuffle continues Calling Robert Townsend an actor, director, producer, and writer is accurate. But it doesn’t feel like enough. “Cultural architect” seems more fitting — because few figures in Black entertainment history have shaped the landscape as deeply and quietly as Townsend. He is known for classics like “Hollywood Shuffle,” “The Five Heartbeats,” “Meteor Man,” and “BAPS*.” […]

'The shuffle continues'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo from roberttownsend.com

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #RobertTownsend #LivingTheShuffle #BlackHollywood #ArtsAndCulture

The whole gang agrees that Chuckie and Emmanuel Adamu from The Bear should get married. #TheBear #PaulieJames #Chuckie #EmmanuelAdamu #RobertTownsend

***PREORDER***

#Zapped! on Blu-ray is now available to preorder on Amazon:

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#BluRay #Ad #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #RobertTownsend

***PREORDER***

#TheMeteorMan on Blu-ray is now available to preorder on Amazon:

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#BluRay #Ad #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #RobertTownsend

Frank Gorshin (TV's Batman), Sinbad (TV's A Different World) and singer Nancy Wilson (The Big Score).

#BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #Sandpiper #RobertTownsend #JamesEarlJones #DonCheadle #EddieGriffin #NancyWilson

#FirstFamilyFridays🦚: Michael Jackson & The #MeteorMan ☄️• 1993

#RobertTownsend secured MJ‘s “Can’t Let Her Get Away” for his film, “The Meteor Man” in 5 minutes. The result: Magic ✨

📼: The Bobbie Wygant Archive (YouTube)

#MJ4Ever #HeeHeeSky #90sRnB #90sMovies #MusicSky #BlackSky #BlackMusicSky

On this day in 1993, 'The Meteor Man' hit theaters! Directed by Robert Townsend, it wasn’t based on any comic series but Marvel later made a limited series. Unfortunately, it bombed at the box office, grossing only $8M. 💔 #MeteorMan #MovieHistory #RobertTownsend

#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday #RobertTownsend #JohnWoo #CurtisHanson #JamesEllroy #Jackass

Denzel Washington’s Most Offbeat Thriller Featuring an ‘Abbot Elementary’ Star Holds an 89% on Rotten Tomatoes Guess who's coming to dinner, Natty Dreadlocks.

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Unpopular opinion, Flash was better for the group than Eddie in “The Five Hearbeats”

#BlackSky #FiveHeartBeats #RobertTownsend

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#NowWatching STREETS OF FIRE #WalterHill #MichaelParé #DianeLane #RickMoranis #AmyMadigan #WillemDafoe #BillPaxton #DeborahVanValkenburgh #RichardLawson #GrandLBush #RickRossovich #LeeVing #StoneyJackson #RobertTownsend #MykeltiWilliamson #EGDaily #LynneThigpen #EdBegleyJr #FilmSky #MovieSky

HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE (1987; Robert Townsend)

Available on Tubi, Pluto TV, and The Roku Channel.

#movieoftheday #roberttownsend

Day 25 of @meaganzworld Black Cinema challenge for February 2025 🤩

A movie written by a Black person

HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE (1987) dir. #RobertTownsend written by Townsend & #KeenanIvoryWayans starring Townsend, Wayans, #CraigusRJohnson #HelenMartin #StarlettaDuPois #BradSanders

Up Up and Away Hero’s

Happy Black History Month to my first Black Heroes, I was 8 pretending aluminum foil would be my demise lol #RobertTownsend #BronzeEagle

Happy Birthday to actor/producer Robert Townsend!

#roberttownsend #happybirthday #celebritybirthdays

Holiday takes in Wanda and her daughter Niki after they are kicked out by Wanda's abusive ex.
They become a family unit but face issues once Silas enters the picture and pushes Holiday away from his newfound family.

#holidayheart #roberttownsend #vingrhames #alfrewoodard #moviereview