Instant Favorite.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Race relations are brought to the forefront in 'In The Heat Of The Night (1967)', an engaging and well-paced mystery-thriller. The direction is great, the script captures a sense of time and place and Sir Sidney Poitier gives a fantastic, forceful performance. The themes within are just as important today as they were back then and there's a remarkable clarity to the piece, despite some ever-so-slightly problematic aspects expected with a picture of its age, and there is certainly a sense of forward-thinking to the story. It's an important and impactful flick that's as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. 7/10

In the heat of the night "A hundred and sixty-two dollars and thirty-nine cents a week? Well boy! Sam, you take him outside but treat him nice, because a man that makes a hundred and sixty-two dollars and thirty-nine cents a week, we do not want to ruffle him! " Even when his intelligence laid on the table, racial preoccupation would still stand the way of his investigation." In the heat of the night" was directed by Norman Jewison in 1967. Different from other crime drama, this story puts more focus on building characters rather than the murder itself. This story described a story of a black police detective uncovered a murder case in a small southern racist town. When detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) waiting for a train at the station, a police officer (Rod Steiger) arrested him and accused him of murdering a successful businessman. When he clarified his identity at the police station, the local chief unwillingly asks for his assistance. During the investigation, Virgil's life had been threatened due to racial prejudice. While the racial tensions are growing over time, the hostility of chief is fading... Although storyline evolve around the murder events, still the movie shows a lot of interactions between Virgil and other characters. It draws audiences focus on the question: Can Virgil's career excellence overcome the prejudices and successfully reveal the mystery? " In the heat of the night" won a Best Picture Oscar Award by successfully conveyed the pictures of a hot, slimy, and small southern town. In the film, everyone's head was full of beads of sweat; it makes audiences feel the heat of the hot summer. Also, the characters often held an iced coke in their hand, and it reminds viewers the thirsty feeling of a hot day. By using small details and high saturated color, the film creates realistic pictures of the environment. The chief was very well acted, his accent and the noisy sound of gums also enhanced the impression of his personality. Overall, this is an engaging, entertaining, and well-acted movie.

In the Heat of the Night was thought out very well. The movie had secret meanings that you could only get if you were paying attention. The movie touched on what racism was like during this time. The main male role was played by Sydney Poitier who I think did an amazing job. His role in the movie was to be an upper class officer who travels to a small town because a crime was committed. I rated this movie a six because I enjoyed watching it but I don't think I would ever watch it again. It was very slow in the beginning which ,ay have lost the attention of some people but if you continued to watch it you will become way more interested in it. Even thought the beginning is hard to watch the rest of the movie needed to take that time to explain what was happening. I may not have enjoyed the beginning part of the movie but it necessary to have to prepare you for the rest of the movie in my opinion. The ending of the movie was kind of expected but also not expected at all. I believed that the killer was the planation owner but I was wrong and I realized that as I continued to watch. I think they chose the perfect person to be the killer because he was strange throughout the whole movie and played a perfect role as a mentally weird killer. I enjoyed the twist of the young girl who got pregnant. It added a little more suspense to the movie. Overall I enjoyed it but I don't think I would ever watch it again.

In the Heat of the Night was in my high school required reading and the movie was required viewing. I've read the novel countless times over the last 45 years and I'm about to start it again, I've seen the movie countless times and each time see something new. Virgil Tibbs and Chief Gillespie both hold your attention. There is a murder. A rich man is dead. He came to Sparta to build a new factory.The man's death signals the death knell for Sparta a dying town. The police must act fast and when a black man unknown to any of them is found at the train station. He's arrested. The man's name is Police Detective Virgil Tibbs a top homicide detective out of Philidelphia. When Virgil's Captain offers Virgil's Services to the woefully inexperienced and under manned police force they accept. Except Virgil is a black man poking around in white man's business and its a good way to get him killed.The murder is the macguffin that Hitchcock once wrote about. The plot device that drives the plot forward.It matters but not too much the whole point is Virgil Tibbs and Bill Gillespie The murder while complicated and takes twists and turns. Pales in the background.compared to how Virgil is treated by the white community. In the Heat of the night is a wonderful time capsule of what was once The South at its Jim Crow best. The pivotal moment occurs after a long day and after which Gillespie saves Virgil from a beating and possible death from a mob. He brings Virgil home. To his own home and makes a admission. He's never had Anyone over. No close friends as he has none. No wife no kids. Virgil despite his skin color is the first person to ever be in Gillespie's home. When Gillespie makes his admission of sorrow Virgil mistakenly tells him he's sorry and Gillespie flies into a rage telling him he doesn't need Virgil's sympathy. It's a important scene as Gillespie is having a black man in his home where he has had no one else. It's a admission that He sees Virgil as a friend. But southern traditions forbid him from saying so. The police Chief cannot have a black friend who is better then him. then at the end where Gillespie Carries Virgil's suitcase to the train for him, A strong sign of respect and friendship there even their parting words come hard to them. They respect each other. Two scenes stand out one is where the rich man slaps Virgil and Virgil slaps him back. And he shouts to Gillespie You saw that what are you going to do about it ? and Gillespie says I don't know. He tells him I'll remember that and turns to Virgil there was once a time when I would have had you shot for that. You believe it. The menace of the south oozes throughout that scene and you know Virgil tibbs is in real danger despite having the police chief as a friend and protector. In fact he puts both of them in danger for that act. The second pivotal scene is the one everyone remembers where a angry Virgil is being bullied by the police. And Gillespie taunts him with what do they call you and Virgil roars back with a defiant THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS ! And the movie stops for a beat and you can feel it. There is a change in the air coming to the south. That is if Virgil can not only solve the case before he himself gets murdered And if he can keep his pride in check long enough to work as a police officer.A powerful movie that could not be made today. There are a few details form John Ball's novel that are missing and that could have added to the story. Bill Gillespie's back story for instance.. But here we don't need it Rod steiger's Powerful acting carries it over telling us all we need to know about Chief Gillespie. And we already know everything we need to know about Virgil Tibbs. He's black he's proud and he's the best Homicide detective there is and he's good at his job.A powerful story that demands you watch it at least once. To show us how far we've come and how much further we have to go.