Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.

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  • Release Date: 1990-08-03
  • Runtime: 2h 9min
  • Director: Spike Lee

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  • Trailer

    Cast

    • Denzel Washington

      Bleek Gilliam

    • Spike Lee

      Giant

    • Wesley Snipes

      Shadow Henderson (Sax)

    • Giancarlo Esposito

      Left Hand Lacey (Piano)

    • John Turturro

      Moe Flatbush

    • Nicholas Turturro

      Josh Flatbush

    • Robin Harris

      Butterbean Jones

    • Joie Lee

      Indigo

    • Charlie Murphy

      Eggy

    • Cynda Williams

      Clarke Bentancourt

    • Flavor Flav

      Impatient Movie Patron

    • Bill Nunn

      Bottom Hammer

    • Dick Anthony Williams

      Big Stop Williams

    • Samuel L. Jackson

      Madlock

    • Tracy Camilla Johns

      Club Patron

    • Coati Mundi

      Roberto

    • Scot Anthony Robinson

      Cooley

    • Abbey Lincoln

      Lillian Gilliam

    • Rubén Blades

      Petey

    • Diahann Carroll

      Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)

    • Leonard L. Thomas

      Rod

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