In the Heat of the Night (1967)
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

5.8
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Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Overview
A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
Virgil Tibbs Trilogy
Reviews (2)
GenerationofSwine (Rated: 1)
Wait... he's in Frisco now? How did that happen and where did his family come from and... you know what, forget about it, I'm pretty sure that this was a completely different movie and they just changed the character to Tibbs to ride on the coat tails of In the Heat of the Night...
... because t...
CinemaSerf (Rated: 6)
If this were to be taken out of the context of a sequel to "In the Heat of the Night" then it might have made for a decent enough American cop drama. However, Sidney Poitier's attempt to reprise his character from that earlier film rather falls flat. An expensive hooker is found murdered and "Mr. Ti...
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