Watch Mo' Better Blues (1990) Official Trailer
6.5 / 10 IMDb August 3, 1990 2h 9m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 9m
Release Date
August 3, 1990
Genre
Drama, Music
Status
Released
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$16,153,593
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Denzel Washington
as Bleek Gilliam
Spike Lee
as Giant
Wesley Snipes
as Shadow Henderson (Sax)
Giancarlo Esposito
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
Robin Harris
as Butterbean Jones
Joie Lee
as Indigo
Bill Nunn
as Bottom Hammer
John Turturro
as Moe Flatbush
Dick Anthony Williams
as Big Stop Williams
Cynda Williams
as Clarke Bentancourt
Nicholas Turturro
as Josh Flatbush
Samuel L. Jackson
as Madlock
Leonard L. Thomas
as Rod
Charlie Murphy
as Eggy
Rubén Blades
as Petey
Abbey Lincoln
as Lillian Gilliam
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Linda Hawkins
as Jeanne
Coati Mundi
as Roberto
Flavor Flav
as Impatient Movie Patron (voice)
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Jeff "Tain" Watts
as Rhythm Jones (Drums)
Production Companies
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
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