Mo' Better Blues
1990Talented 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.
Acted in
Denzel Washington
as Bleek Gilliam
Spike Lee
as Giant
Wesley Snipes
as Shadow Henderson (Sax)
Giancarlo Esposito
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
John Turturro
as Moe Flatbush
Nicholas Turturro
as Josh Flatbush
Robin Harris
as Butterbean Jones
Joie Lee
as Indigo
Charlie Murphy
as Eggy
Cynda Williams
as Clarke Bentancourt
Flavor Flav
as Impatient Movie Patron
Bill Nunn
as Bottom Hammer
Dick Anthony Williams
as Big Stop Williams
Samuel L. Jackson
as Madlock
Tracy Camilla Johns
as Club Patron
Coati Mundi
as Roberto
Scot Anthony Robinson
as Cooley
Abbey Lincoln
as Lillian Gilliam
Rubén Blades
as Petey
Diahann Carroll
as Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)
Leonard L. Thomas
as Rod