They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!
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| They call me MISTER Tibbs | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Produced by | Herbert Hirschman |
| Written by | Alan Trustman James R. Webb |
| Starring | Sidney Poitier Martin Landau Barbara McNair |
| Music by | Quincy Jones |
| Cinematography | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
| Editing by | Bud Molin |
| Release date(s) | July 8, 1970 |
| Running time | 108 min |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
They call me MISTER Tibbs was a 1970 sequel to In the Heat of the Night (1967). Sidney Poitier reprised his role of Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs; the film's title was taken from his line in In the Heat of the Night, exclaimed in response to a hostile question by a southern policeman as to what he was called.
The plot involves Tibbs' investigation of the murder of a prostitute, of which a liberal street preacher and political candidate, played by Martin Landau, is accused.
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[edit] Pop Culture Reference
In Season 5 of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David utters the words "Call me Mister Tibbs" while in bed with his wife.
