Mo' Better Blues
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8/3/1990Runtime
129 minsOverview
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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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$10,000,000Revenue
$16,153,593Homepage
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A portrait of a gifted musician grappling with his own self-centeredness and the costs of his ambition. Spike Lee's film watches Bleek's carefully constructed world shift beneath him, blending intimate relationship drama with the pulse of jazz.
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Denzel Washington
Bleek Gilliam
Spike Lee
Giant
Wesley Snipes
Shadow Henderson (Sax)
Giancarlo Esposito
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
John Turturro
Moe Flatbush
Nicholas Turturro
Josh Flatbush
Robin Harris
Butterbean Jones
Joie Lee
Indigo
Charlie Murphy
Eggy
Cynda Williams
Clarke Bentancourt
Flavor Flav
Impatient Movie Patron
Bill Nunn
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