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Originally Posted by chopstick
The Sixth Sense - the last time I watched this was when it came out. It has held up well, other than a couple of scenes that involve VHS tapes and the old school huge camcorders. Strange that a tech difference <20 years old can be so distracting.
Toni Collette absolutely deserved her Oscar nomination, and HJO did great work here as well. Bruce Willis isn't a good actor in general, but it was a travesty to include him. The only reason he was there was to make it up to Disney for the Broadway Brawler fiasco, so it's not surprising that he phoned it in, but it's hard not to wonder what this movie would have been with a committed professional.
OK for a rewatch but don't need to see it again any time in the next 20 years.
you actually couldn't be more wrong.
willis had a deal with disney where he was under contract to do another film but he had the right to pick any project that disney developed and he got the script for the sixth sense and demanded to play the role of the dead doctor.
at the time M night was total unknown and it was going to be his 1st film he was directing and he only got the deal because he refused to sell the script if he didn't get a pay or play guarantee to direct.
disney was horrified as they wanted the sixth sense to be some small pic (the most senior execs were actually furious that they were even making the sixth sense the guy who made the deal got a ton of **** for making the deal as he didn't clear it with his higher ups and it pretty much ruined his career at disney)
and having willis involved would instantly make the film high profile and they had no choice but to allow M night to direct the film thanks to his deal.
bruce's agent couldn't believe they gave the unknown director a pay or play guarantee and called up the exec in charge of the film and screamed at him calling him an idiot for not firing the director and getting some big name to make the film and the exec basically told his agent to STFU and who did he think he was etc and said the only reason they were able to make the film at all was they were letting the kid direct.
disney was positive once willis learned that a first time unknown screenwriter was going to direct the film he would back out (they were praying he would) but he showed up on set the first day ready to go and fully supported M night.
now you may not like willis as an actor but its totally incorrect to say he phoned it in or was unprofessional, and i actually think hes done a great job in most of the movies he's been in.
he was great in 12 monkeys.
edit: ive only seen the 6th sense once and don't even really remember it that well, and im not some M night junkie (dont really like him much) but i read disneywars which is how i know all this. btw its a really fascinating book and i highly recommend it.
Last edited by riverboatking; 04-21-2017 at 04:04 AM.
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