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

At the end of the championship game, when the clock is winding down, Kenny Tyler steals the ball with about 5 seconds to go. When they show the shot clock it's on, even though in that situation the shot clock would be off.

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Quotes

Antoine Tyler: Or better yet let's go down to the cemetery and get laid. I need some action.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood's Top Ten: Shootin' Hoops (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Like This And Like That"
Written by Emosia & Michael Lorello
Performed by LaKesha Berri

User Reviews

MY FAVORITE MOVIE

This is my favorite movie, i watch it all the time! it has a great plot and i never get sick of it i repeat all the lines and songs while i am watching it, its great. and when i found out it was going to be on tv for the first time i got extremely excited because i knew people would get to see how great of a movie it really is, its funny, touching, sad, and inspiring all in one, i still get tears in my eyes every time i watch it and laugh at all the same moments this movie is great, super, fantastic, and terrific and i recommend it to EVERYONE especially basketball