Where to watch The Sixth Sense (1999)

Trivia & production notes

• Disney's production chief David Vogel purchased the script for $3 million without corporate approval and was subsequently fired from the studio for doing so.
• M. Night Shyamalan initially had doubts about casting Haley Joel Osment after watching his audition tape, finding him too sweet and angelic for the darker role he envisioned.
• Bruce Willis was cast as Malcolm Crowe as part of a compensation deal with the studio for his involvement in the failed Broadway Brawler project the previous year.
• Michael Cera auditioned for the role of Cole Sear, and Liam Aiken was offered the part but declined it.
• The color red appears strategically throughout the film to symbolize elements tainted by the supernatural world or emotionally explosive moments, such as on Cole's sweater at the birthday party and the church door.
• Every piece of clothing Bruce Willis's character wears in the film were items his character touched or wore the evening before his death, serving as a subtle visual clue.
• The filmmakers debated whether to include a slow camera zoom toward Bruce Willis's face during the famous "I see dead people" line, fearing it would spoil the twist, but decided to keep it in the final cut.
• Toni Collette didn't realize she was making a horror film until she witnessed a scene being edited with Mischa Barton and Haley Joel Osment.
• The Sixth Sense became the top-selling DVD of 2000 with over 2.5 million units shipped and was the second best-selling DVD title of all time at that point.
• The film's home video releases generated at least $173 million for the US market, with VHS rentals alone accounting for $125 million.

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