Mo' Better Blues

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(drama, music)

Opens with Bleek as a child learning to play the trumpet, his friends want him to come out and play but mother insists he finish his lessons. Bleek grows into adulthood and forms his own band - The Bleek Gilliam Quartet. The story of Bleek's and Shadow's friendly rivalry on stage which spills into their professional relationship and threatens to tear apart the quartet..

actors:

Denzel Washington as Bleek Gilliam
Spike Lee as Giant
Wesley Snipes as Shadow Henderson
Giancarlo Esposito as Left Hand Lacey
Robin Harris as Butterbean Jones
Joie Lee as Indigo Downes
Bill Nunn as Bottom Hammer
John Turturro as Moe Flatbush
Dick Anthony Williams as Big Stop Williams
Cynda Williams as Clarke Bentancourt
Nicholas Turturro as Josh Flatbush
Jeff 'Tain' Watts as Rhythm Jones
Samuel L. Jackson as Madlock
Leonard L. Thomas as Rod
Charles Q. Murphy as Eggy
directors:
Spike Lee
rating:6.20

See also: Drama: Astronaut Farmer, The

See also Drama Unbreakable