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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.
Language
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue $16,153,593
English
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue $16,153,593
Keywords
melancholy
admiring
Casts

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
Linda Hawkins
Jeanne
Crews

Spike Lee
Director

Spike Lee
Writer

Ernest R. Dickerson
Director of Photography

Bill Lee
Original Music Composer

Spike Lee
Producer

Sam Pollard
Editor

Skip Lievsay
Sound Designer
Randy Fletcher
First Assistant Director
H.H. Cooper
Second Assistant Director
Dale M. Nielsen
Second Second Assistant Director
Dale Pierce-Johnson
Second Assistant Director

Jon Kilik
Line Producer
Monty Ross
Co-Producer

Robi Reed
Casting Director

Wynn Thomas
Production Design
Ted Glass
Set Decoration

Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Marjorie Durand
Key Makeup Artist
Backdrops & Posters





