Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

129 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Aug. 3, 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.

Mo' Better Blues

129 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Aug. 3, 1990

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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Universal Pictures, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Original title Mo' Better Blues
Directors Spike Lee
Writers Spike Lee

Cast

Denzel Washington

as Bleek Gilliam

Spike Lee

as Giant

Wesley Snipes

as Shadow Henderson (Sax)

Giancarlo Esposito

as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)

John Turturro

as Moe Flatbush

Charlie Murphy

as Eggy

Nicholas Turturro

as Josh Flatbush

Robin Harris

as Butterbean Jones

Joie Lee

as Indigo

Cynda Williams

as Clarke Bentancourt

Flavor Flav

as Impatient Movie Patron

Bill Nunn

as Bottom Hammer

Dick Anthony Williams

as Big Stop Williams

Samuel L. Jackson

as Madlock

Tracy Camilla Johns

as Club Patron

Coati Mundi

as Roberto

Abbey Lincoln

as Lillian Gilliam

Rubén Blades

as Petey

Diahann Carroll

as Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)