Virgil Tibbs Trilogy

Drama

Action

Thriller

Crime

Mystery

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

The Mirisch Company

United Artists

United States of America

English

Sidney Poitier

Martin Landau

Barbara McNair

Anthony Zerbe

Ed Asner

Jeff Corey

Norma Crane

Juano Hernández

David Sheiner

Beverly Todd

Ted Gehring

Linda Towne

Garry Walberg

George Spell

Wanda Spell

John Hillerman

Hilly Hicks

John Alvin

Ted Christy

Vic Christy

Michael L. Davis

Dick Dial

Mickey Golden

Don Hanmer

Carol Henry

Henry Leff

Martin Strader

Kevin G. Tracey

Erick Vinther

Al White

Ted White

Gordon Douglas

Quincy Jones

John Ball

James R. Webb

Bud Molin

Gerald Perry Finnerman

Alan Trustman

Herbert Hirschman

Lynn Stalmaster

Walter Mirisch

Edward G. Boyle

Addison Hehr

Bob Herron

Wait... he's in Frisco now?  How did that happen and where did his family come from and... you know what, forget about it, I'm pretty sure that this was a completely different movie and they just changed the character to Tibbs to ride on the coat tails of In the Heat of the Night...

... because this movie stank.  It's pretty much a mindless exploitation cop flick with the lead character, in name only, from a gripping and dramatic mystery rife with social commentary.

Walk away, walk away fast and if you ever get a time machine, go back and beg Sydney not to make this.

CinemaSerf

If this were to be taken out of the context of a sequel to "In the Heat of the Night" then it might have made for a decent enough American cop drama. However, Sidney Poitier's attempt to reprise his character from that earlier film rather falls flat. An expensive hooker is found murdered and "Mr. Tibbs" is called in to investigate. He still faces the racial/social stereotypes and prejudices from his colleagues as he tries to get to the bottom of the crime as well as a few family issues. Martin Landau is quite spooky as the dodgy priest "Logan Sharpe" but the relocation to San Francisco and the much more sterile delivery leaves this wallowing in a mire of mediocrity that renders it pretty run-of-the-mill with little to recommend it. Anthony Zerbe & Ed Asner crop up now and again to try and help it out, but sadly you'll have seen this kind of thriller many times before and since...

Detective Tibbs Searches for the Suspect

Police Car Chase Scene

Interrogation Scene

Official Trailer

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They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

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Cast

Sidney Poitier

Martin Landau

Barbara McNair

Anthony Zerbe

Ed Asner

Jeff Corey

Norma Crane

Juano Hernández

David Sheiner

Beverly Todd

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