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Overview

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Director:
Randall Miller
Writers (WGA):
Christopher Reed (written by) &
Cynthia Carle (written by)
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Release Date:
28 March 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Sport more
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... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
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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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The 6th Man
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief language and some innuendos.
Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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 more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This was Duncan MacGregor's last film as a gaffer. The movie was dedicated to the memory of him. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Kenny is in the locker room, he closes his locker. It is alternately open/closed in subsequent shots. more
Quotes:
Kenny: I'm gonna call the Ghostbusters on your ass! more
Movie Connections:
References "The Partridge Family" (1970) more
Soundtrack:
Superstition (Doug E. Fresh Version) more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
MY FAVORITE MOVIE, 7 July 2002
10/10

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

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