Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “Mo’ Better Blues”
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Victoria Uwumarogie
Denzel Washington And Wesley Snipes Had To Lip-Sync For Their Lives
No, Washington is not a talented trumpeter, and Snipes didn’t have previous experience with the sax. To play Bleek Gilliam and Shadow Henderson, both men had to learn how to mimic the playing of both instruments. The actual music was played by Terence Blanchard and Donald Harrison. According to IMDb, Washington “later admitted that he was lucky if he could play three notes of a simple tune prior to filming.” Both men killed it!
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