| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 03, 1990 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Spike Lee |
| Writer: | Spike Lee |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | admiring, melancholy |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $16,153,593
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Spike Lee | Director, Writer |
| Ernest R. Dickerson | Director of Photography |
| Sam Pollard | Editor |
| Skip Lievsay | Sound Designer |
| Jon Kilik | Line Producer |
| Wynn Thomas | Production Design |
| Ruth E. Carter | Costume Design |
| Bill Lee | Original Music Composer |
| Robi Reed | Casting Director |
| H.H. Cooper | Second Assistant Director |
| Ted Glass | Set Decoration |
| Randy Fletcher | First Assistant Director |
| Dale Pierce-Johnson | Second Assistant Director |
| Marjorie Durand | Key Makeup Artist |
| Dale M. Nielsen | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Spike Lee | Producer |
| Monty Ross | Co-Producer |
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