Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Denzel Washington
as Bleek Gilliam
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Spike Lee
as Giant
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Wesley Snipes
as Shadow Henderson (Sax)
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Giancarlo Esposito
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
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Robin Harris
as Butterbean Jones
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Joie Lee
as Indigo
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Bill Nunn
as Bottom Hammer
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John Turturro
as Moe Flatbush
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Dick Anthony Williams
as Big Stop Williams
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Cynda Williams
as Clarke Bentancourt
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Nicholas Turturro
as Josh Flatbush
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Samuel L. Jackson
as Madlock
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Leonard L. Thomas
as Rod
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Charlie Murphy
as Eggy
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Rubén Blades
as Petey
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Abbey Lincoln
as Lillian Gilliam
- Linda Hawkins as Jeanne
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Coati Mundi
as Roberto
Crew
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Spike Lee
Director
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Ernest R. Dickerson
Director of Photography
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Sam Pollard
Editor
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Bill Lee
Original Music Composer
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Spike Lee
Producer
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Spike Lee
Writer
