Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

1990
2h 9m
6.5

6.5/10

256 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $10,000,000

Revenue: $16,153,593

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks Universal Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date August 3, 1990
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0100168

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)

Robin Harris
Robin Harris

Butterbean Jones

Joie Lee
Joie Lee

Indigo

Bill Nunn
Bill Nunn

Bottom Hammer

John Turturro
John Turturro

Moe Flatbush

Dick Anthony Williams
Dick Anthony Williams

Big Stop Williams

Cynda Williams
Cynda Williams

Clarke Bentancourt

Nicholas Turturro
Nicholas Turturro

Josh Flatbush

Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson

Madlock

Key Crew

Spike Lee
Director
Spike Lee
Writer
Spike Lee
Producer