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In the Heat of the Night

A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.

Director

Norman Jewison

Year

Genre

crime, drama, mystery

Box Office

N/A

Production

United Artists,The Mirisch Company

Awards

Won 5 Oscars. 23 wins & 15 nominations total

Part of Collection

Virgil Tibbs Trilogy: In the Heat of the Night, They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, The Organization

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Virgil Tibbs

Gillespie

Sam Wood

Mrs. Colbert

Endicott

Mr. Purdy

James Patterson

Mayor Schubert

William Schallert

Mama Caleba

Courtney

Henderson

Watkins

Packy

Ulam

Dr. Stuart

Delores

Harvey Oberst

Shagbag

McNeil

Charles Hawthorne

Shuie

Jess

Khalil Bezaleel

Fryer

Peter Masterson

Butler

Jester Hairston

1st Tough

2nd Tough

Clerk

Ralph

Conductor

Engineer

Deputy

Undetermined Role

City Councilman

Michael LeGlaire

Ted Appleton

Alan Oppenheimer

Baggage Master

David Stinehart

Philip Colbert - Murder Victim

Viola

Jazan Winona Wallace

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Gillespie Virgil Tibbs Mrs. Colbert Eric Endicott Mayor Webb Schubert Mrs. Leslie Colbert Jess Harvey Oberst Dr. Stuart

That's a funny name for a n er boy to come from Philadelphia - In the Heat of the Night

That's a funny name for a n er boy to come from...

Where you keepin' the pie tonight? - In the Heat of the Night

Where you keepin' the pie tonight?

What's that little old orphan
sittin' right up there? - In the Heat of the Night

What's that little old orphan sittin' right up the...

Well, a bow-legged Polly
and a knocked-kneed Paul - In the Heat of the Night

Well, a bow-legged Polly and a knocked-kneed Paul

Well, a bucktoothed Clara
and a cross-eyed Clyde - In the Heat of the Night

Well, a bucktoothed Clara and a cross-eyed Clyde

Every time I see your face - In the Heat of the Night

Every time I see your face

You tune me in, pretty baby - In the Heat of the Night

You tune me in, pretty baby

On your feet, boy. - In the Heat of the Night

On your feet, boy.

Get against that wall.
Get them hands high! - In the Heat of the Night

Get against that wall. Get them hands high!

That's pretty fat there, ain't it, boy? Huh? - In the Heat of the Night

That's pretty fat there, ain't it, boy? Huh?

C'mon, boy. - In the Heat of the Night

Chief here? - In the Heat of the Night

Oh, you can go now, Sam. - In the Heat of the Night

Oh, you can go now, Sam.

You a northern boy - In the Heat of the Night

You a northern boy

- What did you hit him with?
- Hit whom? - In the Heat of the Night

- What did you hit him with? - Hit whom?

I was visiting my mother. - In the Heat of the Night

I was visiting my mother.

Yeah. - In the Heat of the Night

How much they pay you to do their police work - In the Heat of the Night

How much they pay you to do their police work

Courtney... would you try
and get me long-distance? - In the Heat of the Night

Courtney... would you try and get me long-distance?

Hello? Yes, sir. I'm sorry
to have gotten you involved in this. - In the Heat of the Night

Hello? Yes, sir. I'm sorry to have gotten you involved ...

Yes sir But I do want to thank you - In the Heat of the Night

Yes sir But I do want to thank you

Why can't you look at this one - In the Heat of the Night

Why can't you look at this one

Well... - In the Heat of the Night

- I'll need a few things.
- Such as? - In the Heat of the Night

- I'll need a few things. - Such as?

Ulam's Funer... It's for you, Chief. - In the Heat of the Night

Ulam's Funer... It's for you, Chief.

This here's Shagbag, you hear?
He's headed for the river. - In the Heat of the Night

This here's Shagbag, you hear? He's headed for the...

Mrs Colbert. - In the Heat of the Night

It's, uh... - In the Heat of the Night

Sit down. - In the Heat of the Night

Would you... - In the Heat of the Night

Virgil, we don't need you or your
microscopes. Tell that to your chief. - In the Heat of the Night

Virgil, we don't need you or your microscopes. Tell tha...

Yeah. - In the Heat of the Night

Mrs Colbert, I, uh... I wonder if you'd mind
if I have somebody drive you over - In the Heat of the Night

Mrs Colbert, I, uh... I wonder if you'd mind if I have ...

Mr Tibbs Well Mr Wood take Mr Tibbs take him down to the depot - In the Heat of the Night

Mr Tibbs Well Mr Wood take Mr Tibbs take him down to the...

My husband is dead - In the Heat of the Night

My husband is dead

My husband is dead. - In the Heat of the Night

My husband is dead.

You gonna give me that? - In the Heat of the Night

You gonna give me that?

Well, Virgil, nobody threw your brains
to the hogs, that's for damn sure. - In the Heat of the Night

Well, Virgil, nobody threw your brains to the hogs, that...

Police? - In the Heat of the Night

Got no more smile than a turnip - In the Heat of the Night

Got no more smile than a turnip

All right now, give him
the waiver for false arrest. - In the Heat of the Night

All right now, give him the waiver for false arrest.

Police department. - In the Heat of the Night

Police department.

I came by to make it as clear as I possibly can - In the Heat of the Night

I came by to make it as clear as I possibly can

I came by to make it as clear as I possibly can - In the Heat of the Night

I came by to make it as clear as I possibly can

Miz Colbert, now don't you
worry about a thing. - In the Heat of the Night

Miz Colbert, now don't you worry about a thing.

Any reason why you have to leave today? - In the Heat of the Night

Any reason why you have to leave today?

Just once in my life - In the Heat of the Night

Just once in my life

No Because you're so damned smart You're smarter than any white man - In the Heat of the Night

No Because you're so damned smart You're smarter...

Jess? - In the Heat of the Night

This is Virgil - In the Heat of the Night

What you doin' here, man? - In the Heat of the Night

What you doin' here, man?

You got a roof? - In the Heat of the Night

You got a roof?

Find anything? - In the Heat of the Night

None of that for you, huh, Virgil? - In the Heat of the Night

None of that for you, huh, Virgil?

Listen. You know
something I don't know? - In the Heat of the Night

Listen. You know something I don't know?

Is this what the epiphytics root in? - In the Heat of the Night

Is this what the epiphytics root in?

Well, we don't wanna take
any more of your time, Mr Endicott. - In the Heat of the Night

Well, we don't wanna take any more of your time, Mr End...

I don't know - In the Heat of the Night

- You better clear out. And I mean fast!
- What about that speech you gave me? - In the Heat of the Night

- You better clear out. And I mean fast! - What about that s...

What's made you change your mind about Tibbs - In the Heat of the Night

What's made you change your mind about Tibbs

- Gillespie here.
- Courtney here, sir. - In the Heat of the Night

- Gillespie here. - Courtney here, sir.

OK, black boy. We come here
to teach you some manners. - In the Heat of the Night

OK, black boy. We come here to teach you some manners.

C'mon, man. You ain't nothin'.
C'mon. Let's get him. - In the Heat of the Night

C'mon, man. You ain't nothin'. C'mon. Le...

Get behind him! - In the Heat of the Night

Get behind him!

All right, boys. - In the Heat of the Night

All right, boys.

May I get in? - In the Heat of the Night

Could you follow the same route you
followed Tuesday night, same speed? - In the Heat of the Night

Could you follow the same route you followed Tuesday night, ...

Take me ten minutes to get a king size Coke and a wedge of pie - In the Heat of the Night

Take me ten minutes to get a king size Coke and a wedge of...

Got some real luscious cream pie
for you tonight, Sam. - In the Heat of the Night

Got some real luscious cream pie for you tonight, Sam.

Tuesday night you walked
out of here at 2.40. Right? - In the Heat of the Night

Tuesday night you walked out of here at 2.40. Right?

Now, what'd you do
when you came out that night? - In the Heat of the Night

Now, what'd you do when you came out that night?

Uh... Wood to radio.
I'm leavin' Compton's now. - In the Heat of the Night

Uh... Wood to radio. I'm leavin' Compton's no...

All right, you can move us. Officer Wood. - In the Heat of the Night

All right, you can move us. Officer Wood.

- Why'd you do that, Sam?
- Do what? - In the Heat of the Night

- Why'd you do that, Sam? - Do what?

You're making a big mistake - In the Heat of the Night

You're making a big mistake

What makes you so sure - In the Heat of the Night

What makes you so sure

The wrong man I got the motive which is money and the body which is dead - In the Heat of the Night

The wrong man I got the motive which is money and the body...

What do you want? - In the Heat of the Night

What do you want?

I got no wife - In the Heat of the Night

I'll tell you a secret. - In the Heat of the Night

I'll tell you a secret.

You married? - In the Heat of the Night

Close to it. - In the Heat of the Night

Oh, now, don't get smart, black boy. - In the Heat of the Night

Oh, now, don't get smart, black boy.

No pity, thank you. - In the Heat of the Night

No pity, thank you.

- Yeah?
- Chief? - In the Heat of the Night

- Yeah? - Chief?

- Here's the car.
- He could have exchanged cars by now. - In the Heat of the Night

- Here's the car. - He could have exchanged cars by now...

You find him,
come back for me, you hear? - In the Heat of the Night

You find him, come back for me, you hear?

Now listen - In the Heat of the Night

- Leave me alone! Let me go!
- Let go of her! - In the Heat of the Night

- Leave me alone! Let me go! - Let go of her!

You turned my little sister...
into a field slut? - In the Heat of the Night

You turned my little sister... into a field slut?

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A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.

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Director: Norman Jewison

Writer: Stirling Silliphant, John Ball

Production: United Artists,The Mirisch Company

Genre: crime, drama, mystery

Year: 1967

MetaScore: 75/100

ImdbRating: 7.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 02 Aug 1967

Awards: Won 5 Oscars. 23 wins & 15 nominations total

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Virgil Tibbs Trilogy: In the Heat of the Night, They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, The Organization

Also watch: They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Incident, Dillinger, Hurlyburly, Little Nikita, Topper Returns, Band of Angels, Rough Night in Jericho, The Seventh Cross