In the Heat of the Night

     

In the Heat of the Night1967

Director: Norman Jewison
Stars: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 109 minutes

Both riveting murder mystery and classic fish-out-of-water yarn, Norman Jewison's Oscar-winning In the Heat of the Night represents Hollywood at its wiliest, cloaking exposé in the most entertaining trappings. Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger pr… more »


Tibbs:
When I examined the deceased, it was obvious that the fatal blow was struck from an angle of seventeen degrees to the right, which makes it almost certain the person who did it was right-handed.

Gillespie:
So what?

Shagbag:
Ol' Harv's left-handed, Chief. Everyone in town knows that.

Wood:
Yeah, that's what we figured out, Chief, uh-huh, Harvey's lefty.

Gillespie:
Well, you're pretty sure of yourself, ain't you, Virgil? Virgil—that's a funny name for a n*gger boy that comes from Philadelphia! What do they call you up there?

Tibbs:
They call me Mr. Tibbs!

Gillespie:
"Mr. Tibbs"? Well Mr. Wood, take Mr. Tibbs, take him down to the depot, and I mean boy right now!

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The bold quote is ranked #16 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.

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