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‘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 Fennessey▶ 28:10The car sequence at the end where Cole explains his connection to the dead and reveals to his mother about grandma seeing her dance

What's Aged the Best

Sean Fennessey▶ 30:06The 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
Sean Fennessey▶ 34:47Toni Collette's powerful Oscar-nominated performance; the evocation of Philadelphia as a living-and-dead piece of history; and Haley Joel Osment's performance standing the test of time

What's Aged the Worst

Sean Fennessey▶ 35:17Toni Collette's Philadelphia accent (sounds more like Brooklyn than Philadelphia)
Sean Fennessey▶ 36:01M. Night Shyamalan's Twist Ending Factory (his overall approach and stilted dialogue style)

Casting What-Ifs

Sean Fennessey▶ 49:15Marisa Tomei — Marissa Tomei would have been more authentically Philadelphian but wouldn't have delivered the key car scene moment like Toni Collette did

Dion Waiters Award

Sean Fennessey▶ 52:55Donnie Wahlberg — Donnie Wahlberg - for losing 43 pounds for about 90 seconds of screen time

Half-Assed Internet Research

Sean Fennessey▶ 58:31Shared 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'

Apex Mountain

Sean Fennessey▶ 1:01:56M. 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

Joey Pants Award

Sean Fennessey▶ 1:05:00Bruce Norris — Glenn Fitzgerald as Sean and Bruce Norris as Stanley Cunningham, ultimately choosing Bruce Norris

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:16Questions 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

Best Quote

Sean Fennessey▶ 1:12:11I see dead people

Who Won the Movie

Sean Fennessey▶ 1:15:47M. 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'

Movies Referenced (48)

Die Hard (1988)

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 4:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Glass (2019)

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 37:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Signs (2002)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 36:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Happening (2008)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 37:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Village (2004)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 37:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Armageddon (1998)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 5:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fight Club (1999)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 8:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lady in the Water (2006)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 36:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Matrix (1999)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 8:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Usual Suspects (1995)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 11:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Unbreakable (2000)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 37:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

12 Monkeys (1995)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 5:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (13)

M. Night Shyamalan

37 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Signs, Lady in the Water, The Village▶ 4:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Steven Spielberg

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 9:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Frank Marshall

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Congo, Raiders of the Lost Ark▶ 12:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Alfred Hitchcock

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest▶ 40:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Quentin Tarantino

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 40:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Winning

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:00:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dexter Holland

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Bubble Boy, I Know What You Did Last Summer▶ 1:06:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Ford

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Quiet Man, The Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley▶ 40:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jonathan Demme

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married▶ 12:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kevin Smith

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Clerks, Chasing Amy▶ 57:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Neil Jordan

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Crying Game, Greta▶ 16:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Bellany

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Bourne Ultimatum, Stardust▶ 0:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (35)

Bruce Willis

19 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Die Hard, Pulp Fiction▶ 4:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Walt Disney

14 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Lady and the Tramp▶ 0:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Donnie Wahlberg

9 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ransom, Dead Silence▶ 12:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Haley Joel Osment

9 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Sixth Sense, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Pay It Forward▶ 29:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Vogel

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Mission: Impossible III, Eagle Eye▶ 53:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Toni Collette

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Sixth Sense, About a Boy, Hereditary▶ 8:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Trevor Morgan

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Sixth Sense, The Patriot▶ 50:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bruce Norris

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Sixth Sense, A Civil Action, All Good Things▶ 1:04:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Anna Paquin

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for X-Men, X2: X-Men United▶ 26:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Olivia Williams

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Ghost Writer, An Education, Rushmore▶ 12:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Game

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Street Kings, The A-Team, Coach Carter▶ 15:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Crazy Town

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Something's Gotta Give, Saving Silverman, Orange County▶ 0:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (6)

Julie Siege

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 5:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Roger Ebert

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 13:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Colin Trevorrow

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Safety Not Guaranteed, Jurassic World, Deep Cover▶ 41:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Daft Punk

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Tron: Legacy, The Saint▶ 1:08:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

George Lucas

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, THX 1138, American Graffiti▶ 40:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Graham Yost

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Speed▶ 52:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Tak Fujimoto

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Devil in a Blue Dress, The Sixth Sense▶ 12:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗