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Special Features included on this disc:
· Commentary with Norman Jewison, Lee Grant, Rod Steiger and Haskell Wexler. Very informative commentary featuring the filmmakers and actors. Gives tons of details about the technical and creative aspects of the process of making the film as well as some historical context.
· Turning Up the Heat: Movie-Making In the 60's - (21 mins). Like the commentary, this piece also touches on the historical context in which IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT was made and how it affected the production - as observed by director Norman Jewison, producer Walter Mirisch, director John Singleton and others.
· The Slap Heard Around The World - (7 mins). This short featurette covers
the historical significance of the very famous scene in the film where the character Endicott slaps Tibbs and Tibbs slaps him back. This was the first time this had ever been depicted in an American film.
· Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound - (13 mins) Quincy Jones and others talk about the impact of his wonderful jazz-based score for IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT.
· Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound - (13 mins) Quincy Jones and others talk about the impact of his wonderful jazz-based score for IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT.
2 comments:
I unfortunately found this movie to be boring when I saw it. Though that was years ago, and it's such an important and lauded film, that I may give it another shot.
As for the tv version, did it get contrived after a while, given that enough crimes happen in a small town for 142 episodes?
I remember liking the show, but it's been so long now since I've seen it, I can't recall how it went. I feel like it must have been a bit more contrived just based on making it episodic, but I need to revisit one of these days.
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