The Sixth Man (1997)

Antoine and Kenny Tyler are NCAA college basketball players, and Antoine is the star. Suddenly Antoine dies of heart attack and Kenny has to fill his shoes as leader of team. Some time ... See full summary »

Director:

Randall Miller

Writers:

Christopher Reed, Cynthia Carle

Stars:

Marlon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison, David Paymer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marlon Wayans	...	Kenny Tyler
Kadeem Hardison	...	Antoine Tyler
David Paymer	...	Coach Pederson
Michael Michele	...	R.C. St. John
Kevin Dunn	...	Mikulski
Gary Jones	...	Gertz
Lorenzo Orr	...	Malik Major
Vladimir Cuk	...	Zigi Hrbacek
Travis Ford	...	Danny O'Grady
Jack Karuletwa	...	Luther Lasalle
Chris Spencer	...	Jimmy Stubbs
Kirk Baily	...	Coach Nicholls
Saundra McClain	...	Camille Tyler
Harold Sylvester	...	James Tyler
Octavia Spencer	...	Nativity Watson

Storyline

Antoine and Kenny Tyler are NCAA college basketball players, and Antoine is the star. Suddenly Antoine dies of heart attack and Kenny has to fill his shoes as leader of team. Some time later, Antoine returns as a ghost and helps Kenny in game and in life, but Kenny changes in the process and doesn't quite like it.

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Plot Keywords:

college basketball | college | ncaa | ghost | basketball | 

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Taglines:

They're lifting the game to a higher level.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief language and some innuendos

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

The 6th Man

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,128,178 (USA) (28 March 1997)

Gross:

$14,708,874 (USA) (8 August 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

All Net Productions, Mandeville Films, Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Duncan MacGregor's last film as a gaffer. The movie was dedicated to the memory of him.

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Goofs

When the ref calls Kenny for a foul in Antoine's last game alive, the same shot of the ref is used to call a charge on Luther in the Kentucky game.

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Quotes

Kenny: [At urinal] Look, we've been through a lot together and I love you more than anything in this world, but you've got to stop popping up all the time wanting to play. I'm on a date, I can't play with you right now. Gosh, you're making it so hard. People are starting to stare at me.
Man in Bathroom: You know something, I've got the same problem.
Kenny: Trust me, my problem's a lot bigger than yours.

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Connections

References The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Superstition (Doug E. Fresh Version)"
Written by Stevie Wonder and Doug E. Fresh
Performed by Doug E. Fresh

User Reviews

My brothers keeper

There's nothing more worst then losing a sibling especially with one you grew up with. This movie is real touching especially when the teammates gave a moment of silence and hung up his jersey. A real tear-jerker. Then it became humorous when they were winning games by the help of Antione's ghost and kidding around with his younger brother. The movie is often silly at times but enjoying.