| They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! | |
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| 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 |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | July 8, 1970 |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! is a 1970 film; a sequel to In the Heat of the Night. Sidney Poitier reprised his role of police detective Virgil Tibbs, though in this sequel, Tibbs is working for the San Francisco Police rather than the Philadelphia Police (as in the original film) or the Pasadena Police (as in the novels).
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The plot involves Tibbs' investigation of the murder of a prostitute, of which a liberal street preacher and political organizer, played by Martin Landau, is accused. The film has a blaxploitation style, unlike its predecessor.
Quincy Jones wrote the score, as he did with In the Heat of the Night, although the tone of the music in both is markedly different. The previous film, owing to its setting, had a country and bluesy sound, whereas his work for this film was in the funk milieu that would become Jones' trademark in the early 1970s.
The film's title was taken from Virgil's line in In the Heat of the Night.
It was followed by a third film called The Organization (1971).
The film was the last appearance of veteran actor Juano Hernández, who died in July 1970, a few days after the film premiered.
Released in 1970, the film did not attract the same response as In the Heat of the Night.
The film has a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes as of June 2009.[1]