Trivia: Norman Jewison asked Rod Steiger to chew gum when playing the role of Gillespie. Steiger resisted at first but then grew to love the idea, and went through 263 packs of gum during the shooting of the film.
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
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Directed by: Norman Jewison
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant
Factual error: In the scene where the escaped prisoner climbs onto the bridge, he's still in Mississippi. The road sign reads "Arkansas 49."
Chief Gillespie: What do they call you up there?
Virgil Tibbs: They call me MISTER Tibbs!
Question: Did Rod Steiger ride a motorcycle at any time at all in the movie "In the Heat of the Night"?
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Answer: Not that I recall. He was usually seen in his squad car.
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