Editing Mo' Better Blues (section)

{{Short description|1990 film by Spike Lee}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mo' Better Blues
| image = Mo' Better Blues; Movie poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Spike Lee]]
| producer = Spike Lee
| writer = Spike Lee
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Denzel Washington]]
* Spike Lee
* [[Wesley Snipes]]
* [[Giancarlo Esposito]]
* [[Robin Harris (comedian)|Robin Harris]]
* [[Joie Lee]]
* [[Bill Nunn]]
* [[John Turturro]]
* [[Dick Anthony Williams]]
* [[Cynda Williams]]}}
| music = [[Bill Lee (musician)|Bill Lee]]
| cinematography = [[Ernest Dickerson]]
| editing = [[Sam Pollard (filmmaker)|Samuel D. Pollard]]
| studio = [[40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks]]
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1990|8|3}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $10&nbsp;million
| gross = $16,153,600 (USA; subtotal)
}}

'''''Mo' Better Blues''''' is a 1990 American [[musical film|musical]] [[Comedy drama|comedy-drama]] film starring [[Denzel Washington]], [[Wesley Snipes]], and [[Spike Lee]], who also wrote, produced, and directed.<ref>{{cite news|title= MOVIE REVIEW : 'Blues' Trumpets Lee's Strengths, Weaknesses |work= [[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=1990-08-03|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-03-ca-987-story.html|access-date=2010-11-21|first=Sheila|last=Benson}}</ref> It follows a period in the life of fictional [[jazz]] trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Washington) as a series of bad decisions result in his jeopardizing both his relationships and his playing career. The film focuses on themes of friendship, loyalty, honesty, cause-and-effect, and ultimately salvation. It features the music of the [[Branford Marsalis]] quartet and [[Terence Blanchard]] on trumpet. The film was released five months after the death of [[Robin Harris (comedian)|Robin Harris]] and is dedicated to his memory, being his final acting role. The film marked the first collaboration for Lee and Washington.