Mo' Better Blues (1990)

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NR|2 hr 7 mins|Comedy, Drama, Urban, Music|Released: 8/3/1990 |Box Office Total: $15.8M

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Synopsis:

Story about a jazz musician who must make choices between his music and his romantic life.

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Theatrical Release
8/3/1990

Studio	Credit
Universal	Studio
Director	Credit
Spike Lee	Director
Cast	Credit
Denzel Washington	Bleek Gilliam
Spike Lee	Giant
Wesley Snipes	Shadow Henderson
Giancarlo Esposito	Left Hand Lacey
Robin Harris	Butterbean Jones
Joie Lee	Indigo Downes
Bill Nunn	Bottom Hammer
John Turturro	Moe Flatbush
Dick Anthony Williams	Big Stop Gilliam
Cynda Williams	Clarke Bentacourt
Nick Turturro	Josh Flatbush
Jeff Watts ('Tain')	Rhythm Jones
Samuel L. Jackson	Madlock
Leonard Thomas	Rod
Charlie Murphy	Eggy
Steve White	Born Knowledge
Ruben Blades	Stevey
Abbey Lincoln	Lillian Gilliam
Linda Hawkins Costigan	Jeanne
Raye Dowell	Rita
Angela Hall	Cora
Coati Mundi	Roberto
Zakee Howze	Young Bleek--Miles
Deon Richmond	Tyrone
Anaysha Figueroa	Shanika
Raymond Thomas	Joe
Sheldon Turnipseed	Benny
Christopher Skeffrey	Louis
Terrence Williams	Sam
Darryl M Wonge Jr	Miles at birth
Jelani Asar Snipes	Miles at 1 year
Glenn Williams III	Miles at 3 years
Arnold Cromer	Miles at 5 years
Leon Addison Brown	Smith
Scot Anthony Robinson	Cooley
Reverend Herbert Daughtry	Minister
Bill Lee	Father of the Bride
Branford Marsalis	Party Guest
Douglas Bourne	Jimmy the Busboy
Tracy Camilla Johns	Club Patron
John Canada Terrell	Club Patron
Monty Ross	Club Patron
Carol M Wiggins	Club Patron
Isabella	Club Patron
Mamie Louise Anderson	Club Patron
Joe Seneca	Big Stop's Friend
John Sobestanovich	Taxi Driver
Flavor Flav	Impatient Movie Patron
Production Credits	Credit
Monty Ross	Co-Producer
Spike Lee	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal Studios Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Universal	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Empire Sound Stages in Long Island City, Brooklyn and New York City, New York
Writer	Credit
Spike Lee	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Eric Oden	Auditor
Art Department	Credit
Pam E Stephens	Art Department Coordinator
Charles McClennahan	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Bruce Lee Gross	Lead Person - leadman
Nancy Boytos	Set Dresser
Joan Brockschmidt	Dresser
Sara D'Allesandro	Art Department - scenic sculptor
Mary Citarella	Scenic Artist
Wynn Thomas	Production Designer
Jeff Balsmeyer	Storyboard Artist
Ted Glass	Set Decorator
Eva Davy	Scenic Artist
Kimberly Buckley	Set Decorator - set decorator assistant
Bill Butler	Set Dresser
Michael T Roberts	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Ellen Doak	Scenic Artist
Michael Leather	Set Dresser
Judith A Evans	Scenic Artist
Mark Selemon	Set Dresser
Gary Jennings	Scenic Artist
Joyce Kubalak	Scenic Artist
Virginia Lim	Scenic Artist
Sherryl Sachs	Scenic Artist
Charlene Shildmeyer	Scenic Artist
Sally Friedman	Scenic Artist
Lorenzo Contessa	Scenic Artist
Casting	Credit
Robi Reed	Casting
Andrea Reed	Casting
Tracy Vilar	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Lee Davis	Craft Service
Van A Hayden	Craft Service
Daryl Patterson	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
John C Newby	Camera Operator
David C Lee	Photography - stills
Michael Gaynor	Projectionist
Ted Churchill	Steadicam Operator
Jonathan Burkhart	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Jane Asch	Camera - camera scenic
Ernest Dickerson	Director of Photography
Paul Reuter	Assistant Camera
Leslie Saltus	Camera Trainee - camera operator trainee
Floyd A B Rance III	Camera Trainee - camera operator trainee
Bob Gorelick	Steadicam Operator
Pam Katz	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Phil Oetiker	Camera Operator
Larry McConkey	Steadicam Operator
George Pattison	Camera Operator
Susan Starr	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Joan Zierler	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Henry Adebonojo	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Andrew Harris	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Myra-Lee Cohen	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Music	Credit
Jeff Watts ('Tain')	Music Performer
Frank Wess	Flutist
Bill Lee	Music
Spike Lee	Song
Branford Marsalis	Song Performer
Branford Marsalis	Music Performer
Branford Marsalis Quartet	Song Performer
Gerry Dodgion	Flutist
Bill Lee	Song - songs
John Clark	Music - french horn player
Seldon Powell	Flutist
Vincent Chancey	Music - french horn player
Branford Marsalis	Song
Terence Blanchard	Music Performer
Terence Blanchard	Song Performer
Terence Blanchard	Song
Wesley Snipes	Music Performer
Miles Davis	Song Performer
Fred Griffin	Music - french horn player
Jerome Richardson	Flutist
Brooks Tillotson	Music - french horn player
Denzel Washington	Song Performer
Natural Spiritual Orchestra	Music Performer
Miles Davis	Song
John Coltrane	Song
Wesley Snipes	Song Performer
Howard Johnson	Music - tuba player
Stanley Hunte	Music Performer - violinist
Gary Jackson	Song
Milt Hinton	Music - bassist
Sanford Allen	Music Performer - violinist
John Coltrane	Song Performer
Fontella Bass	Song Performer
Winterton Garvey	Music Performer - violinist
Michael Max Flemming	Music - bassist
Carl Smith	Song
Elliot Rosoff	Music Performer - violinist
Raynard Miner	Song
Joe Chambers	Music - drummer
Cannonball Adderley	Song Performer
Phil Bodner	Music - English horn player
Charles Mingus	Song Performer
Kenneth Gordon	Music Performer - violinist
Joe Zawinul	Song
John Pintavalle	Music Performer - violinist
Wayne Shorter	Song
Phil Bodner	Music - oboe player
Cynda Williams	Song Performer
Gangstarr	Song Performer
Charles Mingus	Song
Alexander Ostovsky	Music - piano technician
Gerald Tarack	Music Performer - violinist
Charles Libove	Music Performer - violinist
William C Handy	Song
Charles Davis	Music - music librarian
Ornette Coleman	Song
Nancie Banks	Music - music copyist
Lou Ann Montesi	Music Performer - violinist