The Sixth Sense [Blu-ray]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

In this tense tale of psychological terror, Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a child psychologist whose new patient has a problem far outside his usual area of expertise. Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) is six-years-old and claims to see the spirits of dead people all around him. It seems that Cole has psychic powers and can channel the ghosts of those who were troubled. Cole doesn't understand his powers, and he has little control over them; he's constantly terrified by what he sees, and Dr. Crowe is the only one with whom he feels he can share this secret. However, as the doctor digs deeper into Cole's strange powers, it leads to strange and unexpected consequences for both of them. M. Night Shyamalan, who wrote and directed the film, has a small role as Dr. Hill. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: ABC
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Features:
  • Deleted scenes
  • Reflections from the set
  • Between two worlds
  • Moving pictures: The storyboard process
  • Music and sound design
  • Reaching the audience
  • Rules and clues
  • Publicity

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Best Director - 1999 (M. Night Shyamalan)
•     Nominated Best Editing - 1999 (Andrew Mondshein)
•     Nominated Best Original Screenplay - 1999 (M. Night Shyamalan)
•     Nominated Best Picture - 1999 (Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Barry Mendel)
•     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 1999 (Haley Joel Osment)
•     Nominated Best Supporting Actress - 1999 (Toni Collette)

• American Society of Cinematographers

•     Nominated Best Cinematography - 1999 (Tak Fujimoto)

• British Academy of Film and Television Arts

•     Nominated Best Director - 1999 (M. Night Shyamalan)
•     Nominated Best Editing - 1999 (Andrew Mondshein)
•     Nominated Best Original Screenplay - 1999 (M. Night Shyamalan)
•     Nominated Best Picture - 1999

• Directors Guild of America

•     Nominated Best Director - Feature Film - 1999 (M. Night Shyamalan)

• Hollywood Foreign Press Association

•     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - 1999 (Haley Joel Osment)
•     Nominated Best Screenplay - 1999 (M. Night Shyamalan)

• Screen Actors Guild

•     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 1999 (Haley Joel Osment)

• Writers Guild of America

•     Nominated Best Original Screenplay - 1999 (M. Night Shyamalan)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Bruce Willis - Dr. Malcolm Crowe
       Haley Joel Osment - Cole Sear
       Toni Collette - Lynn Sear
       Olivia Williams - Anna Crowe
       Donnie Wahlberg - Vincent Gray
       Glenn Fitzgerald - Sean
       Mischa Barton - Kyra Collins
       Trevor Morgan - Tommy Tammisimo
       Bruce Norris - Stanley Cunningham
       Samia Shoaib - Young Woman Buying Ring
       Michael Higgins

• Director:

  M. Night Shyamalan

• Producer:

  Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Barry Mendel

• Screenwriter:

  M. Night Shyamalan

• Cinematographer:

  Tak Fujimoto

• Composer (Music Score):

  James Newton Howard

• Featured Music:

  Second Coming

• Editor:

  Andrew Mondshein

• Production Designer:

  Larry Fulton

• Art Director:

  Philip Messina

• Executive Producer:

  Sam Mercer

• Set Designer:

  Douglas Mowat

• Costume Designer:

  Joanna Johnston

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Allan Byer, Michael Kirchberger

• Special Effects:

  Dream Quest Images, Stan Winston

• First Assistant Director:

  John Rusk

• Casting:

  Avy Kaufman

• Second Unit Director:

  Andrew Mondshein

• Sound Editor:

  Michael Kirchberger

• Unit Publicist:

  Joe Everett

REVIEW:

• A successful update of ghost stories and thrillers that forego gore and violence to create suspense, this breakthrough film by writer/director M. Night Shyamalan reconfirmed star Bruce Willis' credibility as a leading man and as an actor, in his most sensitive screen work to date. Newcomer Haley Joel Osment won heavy acclaim (and an Oscar nomination at age 11) for his quietly studied portrayal of a haunted youngster, and Toni Collette shines as his working-class mother who doesn't understand his strange abilities. The film is too moody by half, and too reliant on its ending (which, admittedly, is quite well-done), but the director's perceptive study of young people's fears and the consequences of death is highly admirable. A giant summer hit that nobody anticipated (it was rumored that Disney, its distributor, originally planned it for a fall release until they realized what they had), Sense rejuvenated the suspense thriller in a way no one had seen in ages. Additionally, the film garnered six major Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and two for Shyamalan. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi