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.

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Cast

• Denzel Washington Bleek Gilliam
• Spike Lee Giant
• Wesley Snipes Shadow Henderson (Sax)
• Giancarlo Esposito Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
• Robin Harris Butterbean Jones
• Joie Lee Indigo
• Bill Nunn Bottom Hammer
• John Turturro Moe Flatbush
• Dick Anthony Williams Big Stop Williams
• Cynda Williams Clarke Bentancourt

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