August 3, 1990
129 minutes
DramaMusic
Mo' Better Blues
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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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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