Mo' Better Blues
1990-08-03 | 129 minutes
Plot Summary
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 WashingtonBleek Gilliam
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Spike LeeGiant
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Wesley SnipesShadow Henderson (Sax)
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Giancarlo EspositoLeft Hand Lacey (Piano)
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John TurturroMoe Flatbush
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Charlie MurphyEggy
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Nicholas TurturroJosh Flatbush
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Robin HarrisButterbean Jones
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Joie LeeIndigo
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Cynda WilliamsClarke Bentancourt
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Flavor FlavImpatient Movie Patron
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Bill NunnBottom Hammer
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Dick Anthony WilliamsBig Stop Williams
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Samuel L. JacksonMadlock
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Tracy Camilla JohnsClub Patron
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Coati MundiRoberto
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Scot Anthony RobinsonCooley
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Abbey LincolnLillian Gilliam
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Rubén BladesPetey
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Diahann CarrollJazz Club Singer (uncredited)
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