The Sixth Man (1997)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Randall Miller

Writers (WGA):

Christopher Reed (written by) &
Cynthia Carle (written by)

Release Date:

28 March 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Sport

Tagline:

They're lifting the game to a higher level.

Plot:

Antoine and Kenny Tyler are NCAA college basketball players, and Antoine is the star. Suddenly Antoine...

Plot Keywords:

Basketball | Ghost | Team | Dead Boy | Sports Team

Cast

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

Also Known As:

The 6th Man

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief language and some innuendos.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/6 (video premiere) | UK:12 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13 (director's cut)

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

All Net Productions

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In the Fresno State game, there are several shots of the players taken from the ground level. The ceiling above is that of the old Hec-Edmunson Pavilion at the University of Washington. At one point you can even read the name Huskies on the scoreboard signs. Then as the game progresses, the ceiling is shown again, and it is that of the arena in California.

Quotes:

Kenny: I'm gonna call the Ghostbusters on your ass!

Movie Connections:

References "The Partridge Family" (1970)

Soundtrack:

Keep On Risin'

Watch it, Love it, Watch it again, Absolutely Adore it!

This is one of my favorite movies. I saw it for the first time a couple years ago and I was laughing non stop! Marlon Wayons is an excellent actor and there is no way I could hate him. (Mumbles to myself) Except in Little Man. Yes I hated Little Man but this movie was an underrated winner. I loved the comedic breaks in this film and the dramatic pieces. All though I saw it a while ago, it comes on the Family Channel a lot so I stay up and watch it when it does. I was watching it last night just eating my chips when my dad came in. He started to watch it and didn't understand it. I explained the beginning to him and we kept watching. As the movie went on, me and my dad were laughing with each other and the great comedy in this. The dramatic parts were truly touching. The story was original and the movie stuck to the plot instead of going elsewhere into something totally different. Enjoy this film. It is really funny, entertaining, interesting, and original.

10/10