‘The Sixth Sense’ With Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, and Jason Concepcion
September 10, 2024 · The Sixth Sense (1999) · Drama · Mystery · Thriller · 1:18:52 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Sean FennesseyThe car sequence at the end where Cole explains his connection to the dead and reveals to his mother about grandma seeing her dance▶ 28:10
What's Aged the Best
Sean FennesseyThe tone and pacing of the movie which unfurls slowly and patiently; aha endings of late 90s movies; Haley Joel Osment as greatest child performer ever; Toni Collette's performance; Philadelphia as both living and dead piece of history▶ 30:06
What's Aged the Worst
Sean FennesseyToni Collette's Philadelphia accent (sounds more like Brooklyn than Philadelphia)▶ 35:17
Sean FennesseyM. Night Shyamalan's Twist Ending Factory (his overall approach and stilted dialogue style)▶ 36:01
Casting What-Ifs
Sean FennesseyMarisa Tomei — Marissa Tomei would have been more authentically Philadelphian but wouldn't have delivered the key car scene moment like Toni Collette did▶ 49:15
Dion Waiters Award
Sean FennesseyDonnie Wahlberg — Donnie Wahlberg - for losing 43 pounds for about 90 seconds of screen time▶ 52:55
Half-Assed Internet Research
Sean FennesseyShared multiple trivia facts including the intentional absence of red color except for supernatural/emotional moments, Malcolm wearing only clothes from the night he died, the movie being inspired by 'Are You Afraid of the Dark', and the soundtrack giving away the ending with a song called 'Malcolm is Dead'▶ 58:31
Apex Mountain
Sean FennesseyM. Night Shyamalan — M. Night Shyamalan - yes, absolute pinnacle; Bruce Willis - no, Die Hard is his Apex Mountain; Haley Joel Osment - yes; Tony Collette - no; Donnie Wahlberg - no, Band of Brothers is his▶ 1:01:56
Joey Pants Award
Sean FennesseyBruce Norris — Glenn Fitzgerald as Sean and Bruce Norris as Stanley Cunningham, ultimately choosing Bruce Norris▶ 1:05:00
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Sean FennesseyQuestions about the funeral logistics - why a random kid can walk in alone, go to the dead girl's room, find evidence, and present it without any police questioning or adult supervision▶ 1:09:16
Who Won the Movie
Sean FennesseyM. Night Shyamalan — M. Night Shyamalan - acknowledged there's a case for Haley Joel Osment but believes Shyamalan won because he became 'a movie industry for the next 10 years'▶ 1:15:47
Movies Referenced (46)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia (1993) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 12 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 9:18 |
| Die Hard (1988) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 4:53 |
| The Happening (2008) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 37:45 |
| The Village (2004) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 37:45 |
| Armageddon (1998) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 5:29 |
| Fight Club (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 8:45 |
| Lady in the Water (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 36:37 |
| The Matrix (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 8:45 |
| The Usual Suspects (1995) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 11:13 |
| Twilight (2008) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 38:30 |
| Unbreakable (2000) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 37:37 |
| 12 Monkeys (1995) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 5:27 |
Directors Referenced (13)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Night Shyamalan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 37 | Sean Fennessey | Lady in the Water, The Village | ▶ 4:50 |
| Steven Spielberg | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Sean Fennessey | Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan | ▶ 9:58 |
| Frank Marshall | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Raiders of the Lost Ark | ▶ 12:17 |
| Alfred Hitchcock | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest | ▶ 40:03 |
| Quentin Tarantino | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn | ▶ 40:25 |
| David Winning | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:00:24 | |
| Dexter Holland | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | I Know What You Did Last Summer | ▶ 1:06:41 |
| John Ford | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 40:22 | |
| Jonathan Demme | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married | ▶ 12:42 |
| Kevin Smith | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Clerks, Chasing Amy | ▶ 57:07 |
| Neil Jordan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 16:21 | |
| Paul Bellany | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Stardust | ▶ 0:05 |
Actors Referenced (35)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Willis | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 19 | Sean Fennessey | Die Hard, Pulp Fiction | ▶ 4:53 |
| Walt Disney | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 14 | Sean Fennessey | Lady and the Tramp | ▶ 0:28 |
| Donnie Wahlberg | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Sean Fennessey | Ransom, Dead Silence | ▶ 12:20 |
| Haley Joel Osment | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Sean Fennessey | The Sixth Sense, Pay It Forward | ▶ 29:55 |
| David Vogel | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Sean Fennessey | Eagle Eye | ▶ 53:08 |
| Toni Collette | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Sean Fennessey | The Sixth Sense, About a Boy, Hereditary | ▶ 8:01 |
| Trevor Morgan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Sean Fennessey | The Sixth Sense, The Patriot | ▶ 50:22 |
| Bruce Norris | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Sean Fennessey | The Sixth Sense, All Good Things | ▶ 1:04:32 |
| Anna Paquin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey | X-Men | ▶ 26:20 |
| Olivia Williams | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey | Rushmore | ▶ 12:20 |
| The Game | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey | Street Kings, The A-Team, Coach Carter | ▶ 15:57 |
| Crazy Town | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | Something's Gotta Give | ▶ 0:00 |
Writers Referenced (6)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Siege | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 5:29 | |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 13:30 | |
| Colin Trevorrow | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Jurassic World | ▶ 41:13 |
| Daft Punk | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The Saint | ▶ 1:08:26 |
| George Lucas | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, American Graffiti | ▶ 40:34 |
| Graham Yost | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Speed | ▶ 52:51 |
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tak Fujimoto | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | The Silence of the Lambs, Devil in a Blue Dress, The Sixth Sense | ▶ 12:41 |