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starring: Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Sheree North, Fred Beirdirected by: Don Medford
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302718980
Format: NTSC
ISBN: 6302718988
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 106 minutes
Sales Rank: 73436
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
The Organization was the second and final sequel to 1967's In the Heat of the Night and sees Sidney Poitier's homicide detective Virgil Tibbs called in to investigate the murder of a factory manager. In a lengthy, dialogue-free opening (the film's best sequence), it appears that we are witnessing the culprits in action. However, this group turns out to be a gang of idealistic young vigilantes who knew that the factory was a front for an international drugs cartel--the Organization of the title--and have made off with a haul of $5 million worth of heroin secreted there. Suspected of the manager's murder, they meet Tibbs and seek his cooperation. He agrees to help them, pitting himself not only against the Organization but his own police department.
Set in San Francisco, The Organization invites invidious comparisons with Bullitt: its somewhat cheesy contemporary soundtrack, derived from Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, certainly marks it as a piece of its period, as do the occasionally less-than-convincing action sequences, risible acting, and far-fetched plot. Poitier, as ever, lends the film a certain dignity and poise, worthy of better material to work with than this. The film is also notable for providing early showcases for two of Cop TV's most famous captains: Daniel J. Travanti (Hill Street Blues) and Bernie Hamilton (later Captain Dobey in Starsky & Hutch) are both assigned minor roles here. --David Stubbs
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great movie
I am a Sidney Poitier fan anyway. Just about any movie he was in, in the 50s and part of the 60s, I loved. This one was no exception. Outside of Denzel, he rates top on my list.
Barbara was excellent as well. She should have been more of a star somehow but I guess, from what I hear, she had drinking or drug issues.
Rating:  - Tibbs RIP
Sidney Poitier recreates Vigil Tibbs for the last time in this film. Thank Goodness. The twice prevous times (the classic In the Heat of the Night (40th Anniversary Collector's Edition) and its sequel They Call Me Mister Tibbs!) had plots and were better developed than this film. This, perhaps, is the Poitier film that has aged least gracefully.
This film seems standard TV cop fare of 1970's. It would be like a TV movie, if not for the star power of Poitier. However if you are a fan ... Read More
Rating: - A forgotten cult movie!
Beginning with "In the heat of the night", this is the third and last sequel. Poitier plays hard and faces a powerful organization which deals with drugs. In the line of "The French Connection", the picture will guarantee you a solid script plenty of emotion, impressive chases and a very realistic ending.
Rating: - The Organization finally on dvd .....
I saw this movie when it first came out and I still enjoy watching it because I am a fan of the 70's cop movies. I enjoyed the San Fransisco backround scenery and also the music in the film. It doesn't match up to some of the other great's of the time such as Serpico,The French Connection ,Death Wish or Dirty Harry but if you enjoy watching cop shows of that decade like I do then I recommend it........
Rating:  - terrible movie
I agree with the only other review. I watched an hour of this and just had to shut it off. I came to Amazon the next day to see if i was wrong but I wasn't. A lousy movie.
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