In the heat of the night

[mroracal]

too bad they cut it off this was an awesome scene. I loved the look on Sam's face when he sees Virgil's badge and the chief is low rating him classic.

[GryceBibbs]

Groundbreaking movie with the changing attitudes and Tibbs using forensics to solve the crime.

Film would have been absolutely perfect if Tibbs had put on a pair of sunnies before The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again was cranked out as the soundtrack.

[MoneyGuitar]

the movie rocks and all but why change it so much from the book? i mean the dude who got killed was mr. mantoli, not colbalt or whatever gillespie said

[nmscot]

Always think of the lion king when i hear the Mister Tibbs thing "THEY CALL ME MISTER PIG!"

[cyberyanmar]

there's a guy who could fry a steak on his anger! when sid dies he should be played by denzel washington on the cinebio

[sopwithcamels266]

Rod Steiger simply brilliant.Like all the greats Mcqueen,Hackman ,Caine, drawn on their young experiences in the Military.It sets these guys apart.

Sidney P had been a great friend of steiger's years before making this.

[enygmaa1981]

Great scene! Personally, Gillespie makes me laugh, the way he treats Wood, so I woulda carried the video to the point when he calls Wood back in and starts yelling at him. P.S. I am madly in love with Rod Steiger because of this movie.

[MarkArandjus]

I'm a police officer. Bitch. Shit just got real. I love it!

[samborez]

Greatest comeback comment of all time! "I'm a POLICE OFFICER!"

[highlandsh]

A little taste of what it was like to live in a terrorist state. Great movie in so many ways. You feel guilty being entertained by the dark side of the USA.

[senoritajd]

Sidney Poitier is the true meaning of tall, dark, and handsome =)

[MissChiveous2]

damn..... i used to watch this at night with my granny. good times

[DCAUFan]

Poitier is one of the top 5 best actor ever. He's the reason this film was recognized by AFI.

[kevjkx]

why is the volume so low?

[velony]

Pwned.

[DeathMagusScythe]

"Whom" is correct, since it's being used as an object, rather than a subject.

[snowrocket]

No, I believe "whom" is actually proper English, although you'd be hard pressed to hear it said that way anywhere in America today. Let's get an English major involved.

[kevjkx]

Sidney Poitier was 1st class in this, as allways, But I thought Rod Steiger also gave a briliant performance as the Redneck sheriff, He wasn't accademic like Virgil Tibbs, but by no means a fool.

[Josh111485]

It's hard seeing Rod Steiger so young and with hair. The first time I saw him was Mars Attacks and then End of Days.

[moosedog72]

This is also one of my all time favorites. It's powerful stuff!

[phatfile1]

This is one of my favourite films of all time. I know the dialogue for this section (Sad I know!). "Oh Yea, Oh Yea"

[BisonAP]

What a wonderful, classic, great, great movie. The TV series that starred Howard Rollins and Carroll O'Connor did the movie legacy a great service, why in the world is that TV series not on DVD yet?

[sandhuwuut]

i read this part

[bigpunholla]

The best part of that is when Steiger shows the other officer the badge and says "YEAH! OH YEAH!"

[newchelseagirl]

I LOVE that part - that's brilliant. Steiger was really something. He sure had acting chops.

[bigpunholla]

Yeah i've heard stories of how he stayed in character off the set, hilarious stuff.

[newchelseagirl]

Yes - Sidney Poitier mentions in his autobiography how Steiger would stay in character no matter what. When they went out for a meal or whatever, he'd still be Gillespie. What a riot. :)

[Gamingtrevor]

No, it's supposed to be 'whom'. See, who is broad, whom is narrow. "Who stole these apples", as you're not referring to one, identifiable person. "Whom should I speak to?", and you referring to one identifiable person. "I, Gamingtrevor, whom with...", and then "We Americans, who...". That's the way I belive it's to be. Could be wrong. WHO knows? WHOM would I speak to about it?

Anyways, Great movie, great scene. THEY CALL ME MR. TIBBS! *Smack!*

[jdbeast]

Does anyone know where I can find the scene where he smacks the white guy?

[jsaic]

it is whom. doesn't whom refer to him and her. while who refers to he she.

[ColonelBillKilgore]

Great actors and overall a great movie

[jimmyebasco38]

GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT MOVIE!...

Did I mention this movie was great?

[just2w4tch]

an incredible performance.

[89stec89]

ive got a media studies exam on this tomorrow :(

[pumapaulwaul]

They call me...MISTER TIBBS

[danglycrossearring]

owned

[Juan6804]

never seen this film, but damn this scence makes me want to watch it, thank you for posting

[hamtrak]

Spent two days in Sparta in May '06. Alot of the shooting locations and buildings were easily recognizable even forty years later. The train depot which is pretty run down in the film was restored and looks great!

[srod712]

This is such a great movie! I love it!

[12Zwolf]

Thank You for posting this reminder of one of the most uproarious comedies this side of 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner'. The stereo-types in this film are an embarrassment to an Ed Wood motion picture; and hearing the theme song from 'In The Heat of The Night', played in 'heavy-rotation' on am/fm radio, being performed as a 'smooth-jazz' type 'cuddle-up love song' by hyper-barber-shop-quartet-harm­onic 'Ray Conniff Singers' is hilarious in it's naive inappropriateness.

Valkyrie Ziege Mourne

[MissAdelon]

Wow, you sure went for the big words, no? I have a Websters at home too, thanks. Next time, ponder on being quiet.

[12Zwolf]

Do you means 'Webster', as in the Television personality?

Valkyrie Ziege Mourne

[MissAdelon]

No darling. I meant the actual encyclopaedia, thought I admit there's an apostrophe missing. I guess one point for you. Anyhow, you're entitled to your opinion just as much as I am. Just don't hurt people's feelings. That I won't let you do.

[12Zwolf]

Detail what is 'hurtful' in my posting?

Is it the reference to the boring music, or the reference to inappropriate music arrangement, or is the fact this motion picture makes general stereo types that're an embarrassment to the use-less, immature 'Carl Jung' to blame for the cause of your pain? Hummm? Dar-Ling?

Valkyrie Ziege Mourne

[12Zwolf]

Detail what is 'hurtful' in my posting?

Is it the reference to the boring music, or the reference to inappropriate music arrangement, or is the fact this motion picture makes general stereo types that're an embarrassment to the use-less, immature 'Carl Jung' to blame for the cause of your pain? Hummm? Dar-Ling?

Valkyrie Ziege Mourne

[ParkerAllen2]

Stereotypes? Maybe, but these type of white authority figures actually existed in small southern towns back then. They were captured quite clearly and authentically by news cameras. Their real behavior seems as broad today as any fictional stock character, but only because their hatred made them so over the top. Anybody portraying them honestly has no choice but to seem like a cliche - because they were a living cliche.

[12Zwolf]

But, what is the difference between a 'stereo-type', a 'cliche', an 'archetype', 'criminal profiling, a 'Punch-and-Judy' character, a 'Commedia dell'arte' character, and dna?

Valkyrie Ziege Mourne

[ParkerAllen2]

The answer was in my answer. You're not nearly as clever as you think - but when it comes to your sort of commentary that's a cliche, too.

[12Zwolf]

If you wore the same costume as the sheriff, would you abuse the authority entrusted to you? Dr. Zimbardo dressed-up college students as the homo-sexual male archetypal phantasy of a male authority figure, with 'Ray-Ban' mirror-reflector sun-glasses, wearing beige clothing ( how 'mirror' lenses, and 'beige' clothing indicate authority is too strange. ), then made millions of dollars based on the socially acceptable religions enforcement of abuse of authority.

Valkyrie Ziege Mourne

[dirtybutter]

@12Zwolf Didn't he die? Or was that the other black midget?

[12Zwolf]

; Too silly, obviously the satire in my initial remark went missing on the graduates of anger management class.

[sojirokaidoh2]

@MissAdelon I don't see any difficult words here...

[MissAdelon]

@sojirokaidoh2 - You missed the point by 3 miles. Read Valkyrie's hidden comment, if you can. And I didn't say they were difficult. I was being sarcastic.

[artmeliana]

I wish you'd shown Steiger's whole reaction when Poitier tells him he's a police officer. I love this movie, and To Sir With Love. Sidney Poitier is so full of dignity and self-control, and should still be an admirable role model 40 years later.

[swt32567]

This a great classic film. I saw this movie when it @ a private screening for the Mayor & Town Council of Glenarden, MD. in 1967. Two weeks before it was released in the Washington, D.C. metro area. My dad Samuel Chase was a councilman(1961-1969).This was made possible because Mayor James R. Cousins, Jr. & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. convinced the Movie studio to do so because Glenarden,MD. is the oldest Black Incorporated Township in the state of Maryland. It was powerful then as it is now.

[MissAdelon]

Wow, I love these personal little stories. Thank you for that.

[swt32567]

You My Dear are Welcome. We must never forget where we come from or we'll never see where we are going. All of the above mentioned people have passed on now;but, what they did for that little town & those of us who grew up there will never be forgotten. In The Heat Of The Night is more relevent today than in 1967. Then you could see your oppressor cvoming @ U 10 mi. away. Now the oppressor is cloaked in Brooks Brothers suits and hides behind the so called "Patriot Act" spreading xenophobia.

[MissAdelon]

True words, I'm afraid. True words.

[jedisaber91]

i saw this movie for my history class on the relationships of segregation and this is a great movie between two great actors :)

[greekyboy123]

A terrific scene from one of my favourite films. What always struck me is the way Steiger plays it with the timing of a great comic.

[EvilPaperclip]

Brilliant.

[bigsleep32]

Two such powerful performances. These two could have read the telephone book together and I'd still be mesmorized. Great film a must see.

[MosheNL]

I saw this in 1969?Now again and Sidney Poiter's other films, he is such a terrific actor!

[suckamylego]

wheres the part where the white guy slaps sidney poitier and he slaps him back

[ACLTony]

Ah, that his name. Thanks! I've seen Warren Oates in quite a number of movies. Whether a major a minor character, he plays his roles well.

BTW: Hasn't anyone uploaded the Caroll O'Conner tv series. I enjoyed them as well. Sad tragedies abour Howard Rollins and Hugh O'Conner. R.I.P

[bugmann44]

warren oates

[ACLTony]

The actor who is playing the Deputy also did a good job portraying John Dillinger in another movie.

[bugmann44]

warren oates

[dowdymia]

my favorite line, " They call me Mr. Tibbs

[Argentino246]

2 incredible actors in 2 incredible performances!

[Pagott]

Best bit. Thanks for this. The disturbing thing about this film is the extent to which I find myself liking Rod Steiger character by the end of the film. Perhaps its his flawed humanity, who knows.

[Pagott]

Best part. Thanks for this. The troubling thing I have always found about film is the extent to which I end up liking the Rod Steiger character by the end of the film.

[ACLTony]

Understandable, Steiger's character starts out very shallow and towards the end you see that the man has heart and guts mixed in with the typical southern "good ol'boy" attitude.