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Mo' Better Blues

64.57 %|Aug 3, 1990|Drama, Music

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.

Featured Crew

Spike Lee
Writer
Spike Lee
Director
Ernest R. Dickerson
Director of Photography
Bill Lee
Original Music Composer
Spike Lee
Producer
Sam Pollard
Editor
Skip Lievsay
Sound Designer
Randy Fletcher
First Assistant Director

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Cast

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Denzel Washington
Bleek Gilliam
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Wesley Snipes
Shadow Henderson (Sax)
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Giancarlo Esposito
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
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John Turturro
Moe Flatbush
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Nicholas Turturro
Josh Flatbush
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Robin Harris
Butterbean Jones
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Joie Lee
Indigo
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Cynda Williams
Clarke Bentancourt
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Flavor Flav
Impatient Movie Patron
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Bill Nunn
Bottom Hammer
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Dick Anthony Williams
Big Stop Williams
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Abbey Lincoln
Lillian Gilliam
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Diahann Carroll
Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)