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

Kenny: Halloween's gonna be the bomb this year.

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Connections

References The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Invisible"
Written by Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers & Public Demand
Performed by Public Demand

User Reviews

Highly underrated

I saw this movie on a bus - a captive audience. The sound was too low and the screen was really small, but I still found it to be a touching comedy with a lot of heart. It was advertised as a zany "ghost basketball player haunts brother - wackiness ensues," when it is actually a strong story of the relationship between two brothers who grew up as best friends and teammates, and what happens when one of their lives is tragically cut short.