Directed by:
Spike LeeScreenplay:
Spike LeeCinematography:
Ernest R. DickersonComposer:
Bill LeeCast:
Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito, Joie Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, Dick Anthony Williams, Cynda Williams, Nicholas Turturro (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Financially irresponsible Giant (Spike Lee) manages a jazz group, but his sax player, Shadow (Wesley Snipes), wants to replace him with a better businessman. Bleak (Denzel Washington), the band's trumpeter, then tries to defend his close pal Giant, leading to a power struggle between the two musicians. Meanwhile, as Bleak tries to straighten things out with his band mates and manager, he also must choose to be with either sweet teacher Indigo (Joie Lee) or sultry singer Clarke (Cynda Williams). (Shock Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Denzel Washington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/873/162873124_112c0f.jpg)
Denzel Washington
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Philadelphia (1993)
Man on Fire (2004)
![Spike Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269661_dc7923.jpg)
Spike Lee
USA
Best movies:
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Clockers (1995)
![Wesley Snipes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/777/162777958_5c3965.png)
Wesley Snipes
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
![Giancarlo Esposito](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245407_fcdc01.jpg)
Giancarlo Esposito
Denmark
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Night on Earth (1991)
Joie Lee
USA
Best movies:
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
![Bill Nunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268799_869050.jpg)
Bill Nunn
USA
Best movies:
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Glory (1989)
![John Turturro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/141/166141525_f290eb.jpg)
John Turturro
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Raging Bull (1980)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Dick Anthony Williams
USA
Best movies:
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
![Cynda Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280973_c10b9e.jpg)
Cynda Williams
USA
Best movies:
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV movie)
One False Move (1992)
![Nicholas Turturro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274026_d2f8f6.jpg)
Nicholas Turturro
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
The Longest Yard (2005)
![Samuel L. Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/226/165226565_1b77e1.jpg)
Samuel L. Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Django Unchained (2012)
Goodfellas (1990)
![Rubén Blades](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/853/163853268_cefb0a.jpg)
Rubén Blades
Panama
Best movies:
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Deon Richmond
USA
Best movies:
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Enemy Territory (1987)
Hatchet (2006)
![Doug E. Doug](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359100_bb9946.jpg)
Doug E. Doug
USA
Best movies:
Detachment (2011)
Cool Runnings (1993)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
![Charlie Murphy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277436_662812.jpg)
Charlie Murphy
USA
Best movies:
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Jungle Fever (1991)
Death of a Dynasty (2003)
Raymond Anthony Thomas
USA
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
William Jonathan Drayton
USA
Best movies:
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Death of a Dynasty (2003)
New Jack City (1991)
![Joe Seneca](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/879/33879994_962a10.jpg)
Joe Seneca
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Crossroads (1986)
Bill Lee
USA
Best movies:
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Nola Darling (1986)
Branford Marsalis
USA
Best movies:
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)