Sixth Sense

Theatrical Release Date: 1999 08 06 (USA)

UPC: 717951004925

Studio: Walt Disney Video

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language]

Summary: In this tense tale of psychological terror, Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a child psychologist whose new patient has a problem far outside his usual area of expertise. Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) is six-years-old and claims to see the spirits of dead people all around him. It seems that Cole has psychic powers and can channel the ghosts of those who were troubled. Cole doesn't understand his powers, and he has little control over them; he's constantly terrified by what he sees, and Dr. Crowe is the only one with whom he feels he can share this secret. However, as the doctor digs deeper into Cole's strange powers, it leads to strange and unexpected consequences for both of them. M. Night Shyamalan, who wrote and directed the film, has a small role as Dr. Hill. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Thriller

Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – null Best Screenplay – null Best Director - Feature Film – Directors Guild of America Best Supporting Actor – Screen Actors Guild Best Original Screenplay – Writers Guild of America Best Picture – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Screenplay – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Editing – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography – American Society of Cinematographers Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Storyboard to film comparison
The cast
Music and sound design
Reaching the audience
Rules and clues
Deleted scenes
A conversation with M. Night Shyamalan
Publicity
Filmmakers' and cast bios
French language track
5.1 surround
Widescreen [1.85:1] enhanced for 16x9 televisions

Sixth Sense

Format: DVD

Release Date: 03/28/2000

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, 2 PCM stereo

Runtime: 107 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Chapter Selection
1. Opening Credits [:30]
2. Uninvited Guest [2:18]
3. Sanctuary [2:18]
4. Strange Happenings [4:15]
5. Mind Reading Games [3:23]
6. Anniversary Dinner [:30]
7. Setting Goals [:30]
8. Freak [1:22]
9. Locked in the Dungeon [4:52]
10. Bedtime Stories and Secrets [3:02]
11. Someone's in the Kitchen [3:45]
12. Trouble in the Family [2:11]
13. The Only One Who Can Help [5:29]
14. Replay [:35]
15. Kyra [2:08]
16. The School Play [3:17]
17. Communication [3:41]
18. Letting Go [2:50]
19. End Credits [2:01]

Jason Clark

A successful update of ghost stories and thrillers that forego gore and violence to create suspense, this breakthrough film by writer/director M. Night Shyamalan reconfirmed star Bruce Willis' credibility as a leading man and as an actor, in his most sensitive screen work to date. Newcomer Haley Joel Osment won heavy acclaim (and an Oscar nomination at age 11) for his quietly studied portrayal of a haunted youngster, and Toni Collette shines as his working-class mother who doesn't understand his strange abilities. The film is too moody by half, and too reliant on its ending (which, admittedly, is quite well-done), but the director's perceptive study of young people's fears and the consequences of death is highly admirable. A giant summer hit that nobody anticipated (it was rumored that Disney, its distributor, originally planned it for a fall release until they realized what they had), Sense rejuvenated the suspense thriller in a way no one had seen in ages. Additionally, the film garnered six major Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and two for Shyamalan. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Samia Shoaib  Actor 
Michael Higgins  Actor 
James Newton Howard  Composer (Music Score) 
Kathleen Kennedy  Producer 
Frank Marshall  Producer 
Sam Mercer  Executive Producer 
M. Night Shyamalan  Director 
M. Night Shyamalan  Screenwriter 
Barry Mendel  Producer 
Bruce Willis  Actor 
Haley Joel Osment  Actor 
Toni Collette  Actor 
Olivia Williams  Actor 
Donnie Wahlberg  Actor 
Glenn Fitzgerald  Actor 
Mischa Barton  Actor 
Trevor Morgan  Actor 
Bruce Norris  Actor 

Country: USA