Mo' Better Blues
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke.But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
- Director
- Spike Lee
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $16M
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Cast
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29 billed performers
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Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
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Box Office & Release
Mo' Better Blues returned 1.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $10M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $16M
- Release date
- Aug 3, 1990
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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