Mo' Better Blues (1990) 

 

Release date: August 3, 1990

Director: Spike Lee

Writer(s): Spike Lee

Starring: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes

Estimated budget: $10,000,000

U.S. Box office: $16,153,593

 

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).