Mo' Better Blues
1990 · 129 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 14,163 VOTES · DIR. Spike Lee
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,497 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:25 U-N-l-V-E-R-S-A-L.
00:07:51 Boy, l think you better do what your mother says, OK? Now?
00:14:22 - Yo, hold up, man. - Here, take your balls.
00:19:09 - l hear you. - l can still smoke 'em.
00:25:45 l'm sorry. Jesus Christ, l said l'm sorry.
00:29:30 Lines are good for business, which you know nothing about.
00:33:02 They had these pinups of Betty and Veronica in a bathing suit.
00:36:55 l mean, my slice of pie. The apple of my eye.
00:41:11 l'm spacing.
00:45:41 Then he will share his new, latest gift to the world.
00:49:49 You heard them all before.
00:54:23 When you're ready for some real management, come see us.
00:58:24 they wear the same dress on the same day and see each other.
01:02:29 featuring Miss Olarke Bentancourt.
01:08:57 Listen to me, Bleek. l don't like it, l don't appreciate it
01:13:38 - Nah. - Nah.
01:17:35 You grandiose motherfuckers don't play shit that they like.
01:26:09 - Why you dogging my folks? - l'm just tired of suppor...
01:33:01 l'm just a bear, baby, just a bear.
01:39:28 - No. - We got a full house in there.
01:45:26 You sitting in with Shadow?
01:52:18 Come on, Bleek.
01:58:46 You may salute your bride, sir.
02:03:43 He never has any fun.
Cast & Characters
Denzel Washington
Bleek Gilliam
Spike Lee
Giant
Wesley Snipes
Shadow Henderson (Sax)
Giancarlo Esposito
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
Robin Harris
Butterbean Jones
Joie Lee
Indigo Downes
Bill Nunn
Bottom Hammer (Bass)
John Turturro
Moe Flatbush
Dick Anthony Williams
Big Stop Williams
Cynda Williams
Clarke Bentancourt
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,497
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:00:25
Final line02:03:43
Production Record
DirectorSpike Lee
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$16,153,593
IMDb votes14,163