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Mo' Better Blues (1990) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Aug 3, 1990
DVD Release Date
• R1: Mar 25, 2003
Budget $10,000,000
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
2 hours, 9 minutes
Country USA
Studio 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Universal
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Other Titles
• Mo' Better Blues
• Variations on the Mo' Better Blues (1990)
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Genre: Drama, Suspense, Buddies, Love Triangle, Coming Of Age, Showbiz
Plot: Spike Lee ventures into the world of jazz music with this stylish romantic drama. Forced by his mother to study the trumpet, Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington) has grown up to become the leader of a successful jazz quintet. Managed by his inept friend, Giant (Lee), Bleek clashes with fellow band member Shadow Henderson (Wesley Snipes). Making matters worse is Bleek’s romantic situation: trying to balance two different women at the same time--schoolteacher Indigo Downes (Joie Lee) and aspiring singer Clarke Bentancourt (Cynda Williams). In a hysterical moment, the line is blurred when, while making love, Bleek calls each woman by the other’s name. As he struggles to keep the quintet alive and flourishing, he must decide once and for all what it is he really wants: Indigo, Clarke, or his trumpet. The son of jazz musician Bill Lee, who contributes music to the film, Lee has written a script that crackles with witty behind-the-scenes banter that feels natural and fresh. Ernest R. Dickerson’s camera moves at an even brisker pace than in other Lee films, which compliments the bouncy soundtrack, making MO’ BETTER BLUES an entertaining ride.
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 | Spike Lee
Do the Right Thing, Summer of Sam, Malcolm X |
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 | Bill Nunn
Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Runaway Jury |
 | John Turturro
The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Secret Window |
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Pulp Fiction, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
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Bill Lee
Do the Right Thing, School Daze, Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads | |
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