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They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

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They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs.
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In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs.In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs.In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs.
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3.9K
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  • Director
    • Gordon Douglas
  • Writers
    • Alan Trustman(screenplay)
    • James R. Webb(screenplay)
    • John Ball(character)
  • Stars
    • Sidney Poitier
    • Martin Landau
    • Barbara McNair
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gordon Douglas
  • Writers
    • Alan Trustman(screenplay)
    • James R. Webb(screenplay)
    • John Ball(character)
  • Stars
    • Sidney Poitier
    • Martin Landau
    • Barbara McNair
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Sidney Poitier in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
    Martin Landau and Sidney Poitier in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
    Sidney Poitier and Barbara McNair in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
    Martin Landau and Sidney Poitier in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
    Sidney Poitier and Anthony Zerbe in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
    Barbara McNair in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
    Sidney Poitier and George Spell in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
    Sidney Poitier in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
    Edward Asner and Sidney Poitier in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
    They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
    They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
    Sidney Poitier in Lilies of the Field (1963)

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    Sidney Poitier
    Sidney Poitier
    • Virgil Tibbs
    Martin Landau
    Martin Landau
    • Logan Sharpe
    Barbara McNair
    Barbara McNair
    • Valerie Tibbs
    Anthony Zerbe
    Anthony Zerbe
    • Rice Weedon
    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
    • Woody Garfield
    Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    • Captain Marden
    Norma Crane
    Norma Crane
    • Marge Garfield
    Juano Hernandez
    Juano Hernandez
    • Mealie Williamson
    David Sheiner
    David Sheiner
    • Lieutenant Kenner
    Beverly Todd
    Beverly Todd
    • Puff
    Ted Gehring
    Ted Gehring
    • Sergeant Deutsch
    Linda Towne
    • Joy Sturges
    Garry Walberg
    Garry Walberg
    • Medical Examiner
    George Spell
    • Andy Tibbs
    Wanda Spell
    • Ginger Tibbs
    John Alvin
    John Alvin
    • Bearded Reporter at Logan Sharpe HQ
    • (uncredited)
    Michael L. Davis
    • Police Sergeant at Campaign HQ
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Dial
    • Carson
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gordon Douglas
    • Writers
      • Alan Trustman(screenplay) (story)
      • James R. Webb(screenplay)
      • John Ball(character)
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    • Trivia
      Notable for being one of the few movies in which Ed Asner wears a full toupee for his part.
    • Goofs
      Detective Tibbs is presented as having entirely different biography about details of his life and career than he did in previous film In the Heat of the Night (1967).
    • Quotes

      Logan Sharpe: I never pay much attention to jewelry, Virg'.

      Virgil Tibbs: You're wearing some.

      Logan Sharpe: This was my mother's. You may remember having seen her wear it.

      Virgil Tibbs: I don't pay much attention to jewelry either.

    • Connections
      Edited into Afro Promo (1997)

    User reviews40

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    5/10
    Vastly Inferior Sequel
    A disappointing follow-up to IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT,one of the most seminal films of the 60's,THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS! utilises perhaps the previous film's most famous line of dialogue,but all comparisons should end there.The personality clash between Rod Steiger and Sidney Poitier that produced so many vivid and memorable dramatic scenes previously(albeit laced with some humour) is totally missing in this much inferior sequel.Poitier has rightly been praised for bringing dignity and respect to the black man on the American Screen after decades of humiliating and degrading stereotypes,but he looks oddly dispirited here with middling direction,an unexciting plot,and a dullish script.The inclusion of some fine character actors(Anthony Zerbe,Juano Hernandez,Ed Asner,Jeff Corey)is one of the film's few minor points of merit,and Poitier and Martin Landau do their best to make their scenes together have some dramatic impact,but they and others can only do so much with a somewhat banal script.The film may have been better had some pointless and unnecessary domestic scenes involving Tibbs' family(particularly his son) been removed,and which are basically irrelevant to the plot and seem to have been tagged on merely to add extra footage.

    The film's best aspect is the musical score by Quincy Jones.Jones' funky interjections are most welcome,and indeed improve the quality of many sequences;it almost seems a touchstone for future blaxsploitation movie scores that were to soon follow,starting with the following year's SHAFT.The film is not totally unwatchable,but a disappointingly listless follow-up to the classic that preceded it.

    Rating:5 out of 10.
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    • May 11, 2007

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    • Is this film at all connected to "In the Heat of the Night"? Would I have to see that film first?

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1970 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!
    • Filming locations
      • Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Mirisch Corporation
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,123,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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