Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Plot.
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 & Crew.
Denzel Washington
Bleek Gilliam
Denzel Washington
Bleek Gilliam
Spike Lee
Giant / Writer / Director / Producer
Wesley Snipes
Shadow Henderson (Sax)
Giancarlo Esposito
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
John Turturro
Moe Flatbush
Charlie Murphy
Eggy
Nicholas Turturro
Josh Flatbush
Robin Harris
Butterbean Jones
Joie Lee
Indigo
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
Ernest R. Dickerson
Director of Photography
Bill Lee
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 3, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 9m
Budget$10,000,000
Box Office$16,153,593
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States
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Wiki.
Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 American musical comedy-drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also wrote, produced, and directed. It follows a period in the life of fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Washington) as a series of bad decisions result in his jeopardizing both his relationships and his playing career. The film focuses on themes of friendship, loyalty, honesty, cause-and-effect, and ultimately salvation. It features the music of the Branford Marsalis quartet and Terence Blanchard on trumpet. The film was released five months after the death of Robin Harris and is dedicated to his memory, being his final acting role.
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