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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Denzel Washington
as Bleek Gilliam
as Bleek Gilliam
Spike Lee
as Giant
as Giant
Wesley Snipes
as Shadow Henderson (Sax)
as Shadow Henderson (Sax)
Giancarlo Esposito
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
John Turturro
as Moe Flatbush
as Moe Flatbush
Nicholas Turturro
as Josh Flatbush
as Josh Flatbush
Robin Harris
as Butterbean Jones
as Butterbean Jones
Joie Lee
as Indigo
as Indigo
Charlie Murphy
as Eggy
as Eggy
Cynda Williams
as Clarke Bentancourt
as Clarke Bentancourt
Flavor Flav
as Impatient Movie Patron
as Impatient Movie Patron
Bill Nunn
as Bottom Hammer
as Bottom Hammer
Dick Anthony Williams
as Big Stop Williams
as Big Stop Williams
Samuel L. Jackson
as Madlock
as Madlock
Tracy Camilla Johns
as Club Patron
as Club Patron
Coati Mundi
as Roberto
as Roberto
Scot Anthony Robinson
as Cooley
as Cooley
Abbey Lincoln
as Lillian Gilliam
as Lillian Gilliam
Rubén Blades
as Petey
as Petey
Diahann Carroll
as Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)
as Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)
Leonard L. Thomas
as Rod
as Rod
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Spike Lee
Director
Director
Spike Lee
Writer
Writer
Ernest R. Dickerson
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Bill Lee
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Spike Lee
Producer
Producer
Sam Pollard
Editor
Editor
Skip Lievsay
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
H.H. Cooper
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Randy Fletcher
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Dale Pierce-Johnson
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Dale M. Nielsen
Second Second Assistant Director
Second Second Assistant Director
Jon Kilik
Line Producer
Line Producer
Marjorie Durand
Key Makeup Artist
Key Makeup Artist
Ted Glass
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Costume Design
Robi Reed
Casting Director
Casting Director
Wynn Thomas
Production Design
Production Design
Monty Ross
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
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