Mo' Better Blues (1990)
130 min
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.
- Release date
- September 27, 1990
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Box office
- $16,153,593
Trailer
Cast
- Denzel Washington as Bleek Gilliam
- Spike Lee as Giant
- Wesley Snipes as Shadow Henderson (Sax)
- Giancarlo Esposito as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
- Robin Harris as Butterbean Jones
- Joie Lee as Indigo Downes
- Bill Nunn as Bottom Hammer (Bass)
- John Turturro as Moe Flatbush
- Dick Anthony Williams as Big Stop Williams
- Cynda Williams as Clarke Bentancourt
Crew
- Spike Lee · Director
- Spike Lee · Writer
- Spike Lee · Producer
- Bill Lee · Composer
- Ernest Dickerson · Cinematographer
- Sam Pollard · Editor
- Robi Reed · Casting director
- Wynn Thomas · Production designer