In the Heat of the Night
1967 · 109 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 86,611 VOTES · DIR. Norman Jewison
Overview
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,040 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:21 In the heat of the night
00:04:51 Like old bow-legged Polly and a knock-kneed Paul
00:12:19 - Sam? - (squeaking)
00:16:58 - Wood! - Yes, sir!
00:20:35 Yes, sir. Thank you. Yeah. Goodbye, now.
00:24:32 You'll notice too that postmortem lividity is present.
00:32:50 (sobs)
00:36:58 Well, I'm sorry, ma'am, but I say different.
00:40:40 Yeah?
00:43:39 Let me see your right hand.
00:48:37 to yourselves.
00:52:18 No. Because you're so damned smart. You're smarter than any white man.
00:56:44 Maybe the elevator boy can tell us what time he went out.
01:02:29 they need care and feedin' and cultivatin'.
01:06:39 Bill?
01:13:59 All you little birds better lock up tight
01:17:56 Courtney, your brother says I didn't tell him to fix that hinge, so I told you.
01:22:27 Our man is Endicott.
01:26:04 I ain't talkin' about this with him in the room.
01:29:19 Did he force you, or did you let him?
01:33:21 - I heard you. Colbert would have too. - He turned and he got smashed!
01:38:23 No pity, thank you.
01:42:45 A lot you care!
01:46:34 That's all.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,040
Dialogue density9.5 lines / min
First line00:00:21
Final line01:46:34
Production Record
DirectorNorman Jewison
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$27,379,978
IMDb votes86,611