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| In the Heat of the Night (40th Anniversary Collector's Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Norman Jewison
Actors: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Timothy Scott
Studio: United Artists
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
Buy New: $9.58
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 9746
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 109
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: MGMDM109861D
UPC: 027616098610
EAN: 0027616098610
ASIN: B000XJD34I
Theatrical Release Date: 1967
Release Date: January 15, 2008
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I may be biased but..... March 26, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I live in Sparta Illinois where the movie was filmed in the fall of 1966. It took several viewings back in 1967 before I could get past the "I know whose house that is," and " Why did Stieger drive all the way around the block to get to the Mayor's place?"
Anyway, I wanted to add that the sound quality on this release is excellent. You can hear the rocks popping off of the police car's tires as Warren Oates slowly drives away from the diner. I also found the extras to be most interesting. The one on Quincy Jones and the soundtrack was very informative.
To fans of the film and its companions in the 1967 Oscar race I would also recomend "Pictures at A Revolution: Five movies and the Birth of the new Hollywood" by Mark Harris.
ALWAYS READ EVERYONE'S REVIEW... February 4, 2008
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
You know, that old saying, "Opinions, is like...(You know), everyone has one? I suppose, that can also apply to movie reviews, too. I read the review, that someone sent in, on the 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition of, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT. It was very enlightening, but there was something about it, that just didn't make sense. That person indicated in their review, that there wasn't anything different in the 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition DVD, of IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, which was released a few weeks ago, from the original DVD version, which was released, in 2005. When I read that person's review, I said to myself, "Well, there's no sense buying it again, just for the movie alone". Then, it occurred to me. Why would the studios release a great movie, like this one, on DVD...call it, "The 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition"...and not have any special features, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film? According to the review, of that person, and unfortunately, according the lack of special features info, on the Amazon page, I believed that person, and Amazon...Until the other night, when I saw the "The 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition" DVD of IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, in the store. I flipped the cover around only to find out that there're not 1...not 2, but 3 featurettes:
1) TURNING UP THE HEAT: MOVIE-MAKING IN THE 1960'S
2) THE SLAP HEARD AROUND THE WORLD
3) QUNICY JONES: BREAKING NEW SOUND...(Which is worth buying the DVD for)
So, I bought it. I suppose, the point of all of this is. Actually, there're two points:
Don't go by only one's opinion or one's review, and the most important point: Amazon, you have a great web page, and we all know that you're trying to cut costs, but remember: You're trying to save, but in long run, you'll be losing...losing money and customers.
Enduring Classic December 28, 2007
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
Casting cultural icons like Poitier and Steiger make this a landmark collaboration. Even thirty years later, this film's message still resonates due to their performances; yet, it's lean script and direction are not to be overlooked for managing to maintain the film's enduring credibility as a classic murder mystery. (9/10)
 Starring Who??? December 27, 2007
19 out of 27 found this review helpful
As of this writing, this film is listed as:
In the Heat of the Night (40th Anniversary Collector's Edition) (1967)
Starring: Buzz Barton , Khalil Bezaleel
Later in the description, it lists the actors as:
Buzz Barton , Khalil Bezaleel , Quentin Dean , Phil Garris, Larry Gates
This is a sure sign that Amazon has contracted their web design out to a foreign country. The people setting up each page do not speak English and do not watch American movies. They looked up a list of players somewhere and picked the first few in alphabetical order.
They had a long way to go to get to the real stars of this great film: Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger.
The really annoying thing is that this is not an isolated incident. I have been noticing this for months while working my way through the New and Future DVD Releases. The other thing they do is list the current year as the year of release of all the movies. So this year, for instance, every movie was released in 2007. Yeah, I know the DVD was released this year, but many of the films are much older.
The problem with all this is that when I see a familiar title but don't recognize any of the actors listed and see a release date of the current year, I think it's a new remake and look no further. I have probably missed the release of DVDs of some of my favorite classic films because of this.
I guess I need to look elsewhere for new DVD release info. Should I also look elsewhere to purchase them?
BTW, I don't see much difference between this 40th Anniversary Edition and the original release which you can still get for much less money.
Five stars for this great film, minus one for the rip-off price. I'd subtract another for the poor product description, but it's not the movie's fault. ;-)
29 December 2007
Ahhh!!! Somebody at Amazon noticed and updated the actors and director info. Excellent!
But other than the added AC-3 audio and dubbing (what language?), I don't see why one would want to pay an additional few bucks for the 40th Anniversary Edition. Oh well.
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