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Mo' Better Blues
2h 9min
DRAMA
MUSIC
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Original Title
Mo' Better Blues
Critics & Audience Score
5.2
Total Votes
234
Release Year
1990
Runtime (Duration)
2h 9min
Production Budget
$10M
Box Office Revenue
$16.2M
Profit / Loss Analysis
$6.2M
Casting
Actors
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
Bottom Hammer
Dick Anthony Williams
Big Stop Williams
Samuel L. Jackson
Madlock
Tracy Camilla Johns
Club Patron
Coati Mundi
Roberto
Scot Anthony Robinson
Cooley
Abbey Lincoln
Lillian Gilliam
Rubén Blades
Petey
Diahann Carroll
Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)
Leonard L. Thomas
Rod
Crew
Spike Lee
DIRECTOR
Spike Lee
WRITER
Bill Lee
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Spike Lee
PRODUCER
Ernest R. Dickerson
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Sam Pollard
EDITOR
Skip Lievsay
SOUND DESIGNER
Randy Fletcher
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Dale Pierce-Johnson
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Dale M. Nielsen
SECOND SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
H.H. Cooper
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Ted Glass
SET DECORATION
Wynn Thomas
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Ruth E. Carter
COSTUME DESIGN
Jon Kilik
LINE PRODUCER
Monty Ross
CO-PRODUCER
Robi Reed
CASTING DIRECTOR
Marjorie Durand
KEY MAKEUP ARTIST