Staying true to the book, the screenplay had Tibbs not reacting to the slap from Endicott. Poitier was not having it. “I said, ‘I’ll tell you what, I’ll make this movie for you if you give me your absolute guarantee when he slaps me I slap him right back and you guarantee that it will play in every version of this movie.”

Bonus cinematic awesomeness: The butler’s reaction at the very end of the scene. Bonus cinematic awesomeness trivia: The butler is played by Jester Hairston. Hairston was a Tufts and Juilliard trained actor who had a long career in radio, TV and film. You might remember him from his role as Rolly Forbes on the 80s sitcom “Amen.”

And no love for the sisters? Whatever this gentleman’s situation, something tells me that if  Beyonce or Gabrielle Union offered their assistance, it would be welcomed with open arms.  Who is this guy?  Rap and chess?  It can’t be RZA, he looks nothing like this guy:

I love the delicious irony of someone saying that atheists are idiots while demonstrating their complete lack of understanding of the concept of evolution.

Then again, we’re talking about a guy who is on this 3rd marriage and wore a hi-top fade wig for years, but still feels justified in writing an advice book, so…you  know.

The idiocy starts at about 3:53.