Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

6.5 | 1990-08-03 | Drama Music

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.

Featured Crew

Spike Lee Director
Spike Lee Writer
Ernest R. Dickerson Director of Photography
Bill Lee Original Music Composer
Spike Lee Producer
Sam Pollard Editor
Skip Lievsay Sound Designer
Randy Fletcher First Assistant Director
H.H. Cooper Second Assistant Director
Dale M. Nielsen Second Second Assistant Director

Cast

Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Bleek Gilliam
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Giant
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
Shadow Henderson (Sax)
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
John Turturro
John Turturro
Moe Flatbush
Nicholas Turturro
Nicholas Turturro
Josh Flatbush
Robin Harris
Robin Harris
Butterbean Jones
Joie Lee
Joie Lee
Indigo
Cynda Williams
Cynda Williams
Clarke Bentancourt

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