This iconic film came out the same year as IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, (1967). Both films starring Sidney Poitier. His costars were Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER was the more popular of the two even in the South and to everyone’s surprise, earned the studio a great deal of money. Lots of societal things were happening in the U.S. at the time these movies came out. Loving VS Virginia went to the Supreme Court. Their ruling nullified laws in the states that made interracial marriage illegal. Sidney Poitier became a highly paid leading man and the way studios promoted films with leading black actors changed. This was also Spencer Tracy’s last film. This film is on the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress and is also on at least two American Film Institute lists. It’s well worth watching. When you do, come back and comment on what you thought of the film.
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