Tick, Tick, Tick
Tick, Tick, Tick, stylized as ...tick...tick...tick..., is a 1970 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Racially provocative for its time, it stars Jim Brown in the role of an African American man elected as the sheriff of a rural county in the American South. It has become something of a cult classic for its cutting-edge portrayal of racial relations and its tense narrative.
Plot
In a small Southern town, a black man, Jim Price is elected sheriff over John Little, the white incumbent. Racial tensions exist in the community, and Price gets little assistance from Little, who is leaving office, or from Mayor Parks, who insists he be consulted on any decision the new sheriff makes.
More details
| author | James Lee Barrett |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Mississippi |
| director | Ralph Nelson |
| editor | Alex Beaton |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | arrest drive national guard new sheriff racial tension spring the national young girl |
| musicBy | Jerry Styner |
| producer | James Lee Barrett Ralph Nelson |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| theme | blaxploitation race and ethnicity |