The Sixth Sense [Blu-ray]

Director: M. Night Shyamalan, Barry Mendel M. Night Shyamalan

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/30/2008
UPC:	0786936773651
Original Release:	1999
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:47:00
Sales rank:	1,505

Special Features

Deleted scenes; Reflections from the set; Between two worlds; Moving pictures: The storyboard process; Music and sound design; Reaching the audience; Rules and clues; Publicity

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Haley Joel Osment	Cole Sear
Bruce Willis	Malcolm Crowe
Toni Collette	Lynn Sear
Olivia Williams	Anna Crowe
Donnie Wahlberg	Vincent Gray
Trevor Morgan	Tommy
Glenn Fitzgerald	Sean
Mischa Barton	Kyra Collins
Bruce Norris	Stanley Cunningham
Peter Tambakis	Darren,Darren
Jeffry Zubernis	Bobby,Bobby
Greg Wood	Mr. Collins
Lisa Summerour	Actor
Firdous Bamji	Actor
Samia Shoaib	Young Woman Buying Ring
Hayden Saunier	Actor
Janis Dardaris	Actor
Neill Hartley	Actor
Sarah Ripard	Actor
Heidi Fischer	Actor
KaDee Strickland	Actor
Michael J. Lyons	Actor
Samantha Fitzpatrick	Actor
Holly Rudkin	Actor
Kate Kearney-Patch	Actor
Marilyn Shanok	Actor
M. Night Shyamalan	Actor
Nico Woulard	Actor,Hanged Male
Jodi Dawson	Actor
Tony Donnelly	Actor
Ronnie Lea	Actor
Carlos X. Lopez	Actor
Ellen Sheppard	Actor
Tom McLaughlin	Actor
Candy Aston Dennis	Actor
Patrick F. McDade	Actor
Jose L. Roderiguez	Actor
Angelica Page	Mrs. Collins
Haley Joel	Actor
Wes Heywood	Voices
Gino Inverso	Voices
Avy Kaufman	Actor
Michael Higgins	Actor
James Newton Howard	Composer

Technical Credits

M. Night Shyamalan

M. Night Shyamalan	Director,Screenwriter
Kathleen Kennedy	Producer
Frank Marshall	Producer
Barry Mendel	Producer,Director
Sam Mercer	Executive Producer,Producer
Garry Elmendorf	Special Effects
Jeff Habberstad	Stunts
Avy Kaufman	Casting
Stan Winston	Special Effects
Michael Kirchberger	Sound Editor,Sound/Sound Designer
Allan Byer	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Sixth Sense
1. Opening Credits
2. Uninvited Guest
3. Sanctuary
4. Strange Happenings
5. Mind Reading Games
6. Anniversary Dinner
7. Setting Goals
8. Freak!
9. Locked in the Dungeon
10. Bedtime Stories and Secrets
11. Someone's in the Kitchen
12. Trouble in the Family
13. The Only One Who Can Help
14. Replay
15. Kyra
16. The School Play
17. Communication
18. Letting Go
19. End Credits

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Disc #1 -- Sixth Sense
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Editorial Reviews

A throwback to old-fashioned fright films, The Sixth Sense eschews gimmicky effects in favor of intriguing storytelling, sympathetic characters, and evocative atmospherics that tingle viewers' spines. Bruce Willis gives one of his most understated and effective performances to date as a child psychologist whose career goes into decline after he's shot by a former patient. His latest case involves a troubled grade-school boy (Haley Joel Osment, in an Oscar-nominated performance) who confesses, "I see dead people" -- a claim the psychologist comes to believe is true. Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan (Wide Awake) wisely makes Osment the story's focal point, allowing us to see the restless spirits that visit him, to feel the terror that besets him. The scenes between Osment and Willis are handled subtly, and Shyamalan's shattering surprise denouement blindsides even the most observant viewers. Easily the creepiest ghost story in recent memory, The Sixth Sense is guaranteed to stand your hair on end.

Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse

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.

All Movie Guide - Jason Clark