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Overview

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Director:
Gordon Douglas
Writers:
Alan Trustman (screenplay) &
James R. Webb (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
10 July 1970 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
The last time Virgil Tibbs had a day like this was "In The Heat Of The Night"
Plot:
San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs is called in to investigate when a liberal street preacher... more | full synopsis
User Comments:
Very good follow up... more

Cast

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Sidney Poitier ... Virgil Tibbs

Martin Landau ... Logan Sharpe
Barbara McNair ... Valerie Tibbs
Anthony Zerbe ... Rice Weedon

Edward Asner ... Woody Garfield
Jeff Corey ... Captain Marden
Norma Crane ... Marge Garfield
Juano Hernandez ... Mealie Williamson
David Sheiner ... Lieutenant Kenner
Beverly Todd ... Puff
Ted Gehring ... Sergeant Deutsch
Linda Towne ... Joy Sturges
Garry Walberg ... Medical Examiner
George Spell ... Andy Tibbs
Wanda Spell ... Ginger Tibbs
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for a violent scene with nudity.
Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | West Germany:16 (nf) | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:R (re-rating) (1996) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Hillerman's first movie. more
Quotes:
[talking about Rice Weedon]
Puff: You killed him.
Virgil Tibbs: Look, let's get the record straight. He started that shoot out.
Puff: Well, you bastard, you killed the wrong man he didn't do it!
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Futurama: That's Lobstertainment! (#3.8)" (2001) more

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3 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Very good follow up..., 20 May 1999
9/10
Author: Chris-147 from Holland

This movie is one of two follow-ups of the blockbuster movie of it's time "In The Heat Of The Night". Sidney poitier plays the serious black Lt. Virgil Tibbs again.

The film doesn't deal with racial issues as it's predecessor does. The plot is quite nice and it includes some very good scenes, for instance a car chase and a shootout in a parking garage.

A good crime movie.

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