Four words, y'all: Sidney Poitier buddy comedy. Back in the day, Mister Tibbs starred in and directed three films, with Bill Cosby and a revolving cast from the who's who of '70s black film, and music by Curtis Mayfield and the Staple Singers. Lo-fi? Yeah. But there's something about seeing the Oscar winner pimped out in a zoot suit that sells itself.


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