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Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 American musical comedy-drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also wrote, produced, and directed. [1] It follows a period in the life of fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Washington) as a series of bad decisions result in his jeopardizing both his relationships and his playing career.
Aug 3, 1990 · Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 film directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington as a self-centred jazz trumpeter. The film explores his personal and professional struggles, his band rivalry, and his love of music.
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- Drama, Music, Romance
- Spike Lee
- 1990-08-03
Mo' Better Blues. Financially irresponsible Giant (Spike Lee) manages a jazz group, but his sax player, Shadow (Wesley Snipes), wants to replace him with a better businessman. Bleak (Denzel ...
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- Denzel Washington
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of Spike Lee's jazz drama film Mo' Better Blues, released in 1990. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
Mo' Better Blues Clip by the movie "Mo' Better Blues" - Spike Lee (1990) - Original score composed by Bill Lee.Featured by Terence Blanchard & Branford Marsa...
- 4 min
- 1.7M
- Enrico Ghiani
The Bleek Quintet perform their jazz hit, "Mo' Better Blues". Watch this classic scene in the Spike Lee directed musical drama, Mo' Better Blues, featuring D...
- 5 min
- 280.6K
- Universal Pictures
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Aug 3, 1990 · Spike Lee's fourth feature film stars Denzel Washington as a jazz trumpeter who struggles with his career and relationships. The film explores themes of race, identity, and ambition in the urban New York jazz scene.
