In M. Night Shyamalan's THE SIXTH SENSE, Bruce Willis plays Dr. Malcolm Crowe, a successful Philadelphia child psychologist who is haunted by the sudden reappearance and suicide of a former patient. Months later Dr. Crowe encounters Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), a troubled, withdrawn young boy who bears a striking similarity to his earlier patient. Dr. Crowe is compelled to help Cole, not only for the boy's sake, but for his own redemption. As Dr. Crowe struggles to determine what torments Cole, he must also come to terms with his increasingly distant relationship to his wife (Olivia Williams). Meanwhile, Cole is unable to describe the horrible things he sees even to his worried mother (Toni Collette). The scene where Cole finally tells Dr. Crowe about his supernatural secret is one of the 1990s most quoted and well-known cinematic moments.

A gripping ghost story with a stunning finale, THE SIXTH SENSE became a surprise blockbuster shortly after its release. The film features Oscar-nominated performances by the startlingly intense Osment and the fiercely maternal Collette, as well as a subtle, subdued turn by Willis. Shyamalan directs his intriguing script with almost clinical precision, using carefully framed visuals to create the film's distinctly chilling atmosphere. On the strength of its pitch-perfect acting and direction, THE SIXTH SENSE has become the most successful thriller of all time.

Theatrical release: August 6, 1999.

Shot in Philadephia, Pennsylvania.

Director-writer M. Night Shyamalan appears briefly in the film as Dr. Hill, who examines Cole after his injury at the birthday party.

THE SIXTH SENSE was nominated for six Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director (Shyamalan), Best Supporting Actor (Osment), Best Supporting Actress (Collette), Best Film Editing, and Best Original Screenplay.

Although THE SIXTH SENSE featured Haley Joel Osment's first major film role, he had previously appeared in other movies, including FORREST GUMP.

Bruce Willis offered to star in the film for much less than his usual salary, largely based on the strength of the script.

Shyamalan's script sold in only one day.

THE SIXTH SENSE is one of the top 10 box office grossing films of all time. Shot for an estimated budget of $55 million, the film made over $293 million on its domestic theatrical release alone.

Cinematographer Tak Fujimoto also photographed Terrence Malick's BADLANDS and Jonathan Demme's THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Letterboxed - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailer - 1.Five Theatrical Trailers
Making-Of Footage
Interviews - 1. M. Night Shyamalan - Director
2. Cast
Bonus Deleted Never-Before-Seen Extended Ending
"Rules & Clues" Segment
Storyboard-To-Film Comparison
Music & Sound Design
Reaching the Audience
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies - 1. Cast & Filmmaker

Distributor Notes: The Sixth Sense

Hollywood superstar Bruce Willis (ARMAGEDDON, THE SIEGE) brings a powerful presence to an edge-of-your-seat thriller from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan (Oscar(R)-nominee for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director) that critics are calling one of the greatest ghost stories ever filmed. When Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Willis), a distinguished child psychologist, meets Cole Sear (Oscar(R)-nominee Haley Joel Osment, Best Supporting Actor), a frightened, confused, eight-year-old, Dr. Crowe is completely unprepared to face the truth of what haunts Cole. With a riveting intensity you'll find thoroughly chilling, the discovery of Cole's incredible sixth sense leads them to mysterious places with unforgettable consequences!

Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Bruce Willis: American Actor, THE SIXTH SENSE (1999)
Haley Joel Osment: Child Actor, THE SIXTH SENSE (1999)
Toni Collette: Actress/"Spotswood"
Olivia Williams: 
Donnie Wahlberg: Singer/Actor
Mischa Barton: Actress
Trevor Morgan: 
Glenn Fitzgerald: Actor

M. Night Shyamalan: Indian-Born screenwriter, director, THE SIXTH SENSE (1999)

Kathleen Kennedy: Producer
Frank Marshall: American Producer
Barry Mendel: Producer, 'Rushmore' (1999)

M. Night Shyamalan: Indian-Born screenwriter, director, THE SIXTH SENSE (1999)

James Newton Howard: Composer, KING KONG (2005)

Andrew Mondshein: Editor, CASANOVA (2005)

"...Ominous..."
Ranked #10 in Rolling Stone's "Ten Best Movies of 1999" -- "...Hypnotically acted by Haley Joel Osment, Bruce Willis and Toni Colette..."
"...Exquisite performances..."
"...This intelligent supernatural thriller confidently ventures into the murky territory of childhood and adult fears..."
"...[An] exhilaratingly unexpected ending, which effectively breathes new life into all the previous proceedings..."
"...Osment gives one of the decade's great child-actor performances in a demanding role....The filmmaker keeps upping the ante with surprises until the plot-twist beaut that concludes the picture..."
"...SIXTH SENSE is certainly a nervy film, one that director M Night Shyamalan has made so disarmingly eerie it's virtually guaranteed to rattle the most jaded of cages..."
"...THE SIXTH SENSE has a kind of calm, sneaky self-confidence that allows it to take us down a strange path, intriguingly..."