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Before people really tired of this role formula and turned on him for being a token, Poitier enjoyed another breakthrough, being the #1 movie star of them all in 1967 with three hit films, ''[[To Sir, With Love]]'' (another [[Save Our Students]] film, this time with Poitier as teacher), ''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'', (a film so successful everywhere that it killed the marketing fear of how southern state film markets would react to films starring African Americans) and ''[[In the Heat of the Night]]'' (A Best Picture [[Academy Award|Oscar]] winner where Poitier at least got to play an [[Angry Black Man]] for a change as Det. Virgil Tibbs). |
Before people really tired of this role formula and turned on him for being a token, Poitier enjoyed another breakthrough, being the #1 movie star of them all in 1967 with three hit films, ''[[To Sir, With Love]]'' (another [[Save Our Students]] film, this time with Poitier as teacher), ''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'', (a film so successful everywhere that it killed the marketing fear of how southern state film markets would react to films starring African Americans) and ''[[In the Heat of the Night]]'' (A Best Picture [[Academy Award|Oscar]] winner where Poitier at least got to play an [[Angry Black Man]] for a change as Det. Virgil Tibbs). |
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Afterward, his acting career declined, but he was able to be a successful director(''[[Stir Crazy]]'') and later Ambassador for The Bahamas as minority talents reaped the rewards of Poitier's trailblazing. |
Afterward, his acting career declined, but he was able to be a successful director (''[[Stir Crazy]]'') and later Ambassador for The Bahamas as minority talents reaped the rewards of Poitier's trailblazing. |
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* ''[[In the Heat of the Night]]'' when a rich white bigot slapped Poitier's character, Det. Virgil Tibbs, for daring to question him on suspicion of murder. To the shock of white viewers and the delight of black ones, Tibbs instantly slaps the bigot back, an act that was previously ''unthinkable'' for African American characters in mainstream Hollywood films. |
* ''[[In the Heat of the Night]]'' when a rich white bigot slapped Poitier's character, Det. Virgil Tibbs, for daring to question him on suspicion of murder. To the shock of white viewers and the delight of black ones, Tibbs instantly slaps the bigot back, an act that was previously ''unthinkable'' for African American characters in mainstream Hollywood films. |
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* [[They Call Me Mister Tibbs]]: From the same movie. |
* [[They Call Me Mister Tibbs]]: From the same movie. |
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