The Sixth Man (1997)

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, General Film, Marlon Wayans

Director: Randall Miller

Writer(s): Christopher Reed, Cynthia Carle

Starring: Marlon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison, David Paymer, Michael Michele, Kevin Dunn, Gary Jones, Lorenzo Orr, Vladimir Cuk, Travis Ford, Jack Karuletwa, Chris Spencer, Kirk Baily, Saundra McClain, Harold Sylvester, Octavia Spencer, Danielle Saklofsky, Chris Turner, Scott LaRose, Paul Ben-Victor, Emil Pinnock, Allan Lindo, Tyronne L’Hirondelle, Tony Marr, Rod Crawford, Jody Savin, Dave Young, Randall Miller, Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle, Will Sasso, Flex Alexander, Brent Kerray, Greg Collins, Keith Gibbs, Kevin Benton, Howard Storey, Jim Bremner, Kevin McNulty, Dick Vitale, Bill Walton, Brad Nessler, John Thompson, James Bruiser Flint, Nolan Richardson, Jerry Tarkanian, George Raveling, Billy Packer, Todd Bozeman, Jim Harrick, Chris Marlowe, Lute Olson, Solo, Chris Reimer, Craig Wayans, Mark Poyser, Shaun Hake, Brady Ibbetson, Mark Lewis, Dave Nelson, Aaron Bregel, Michael Taylor Donovan, Jonathan McHugh, David Philip Reiner, Stacey Tookey

Synopsis: Antoine and Kenny Tyler are NCAA college basketball players, and Antoine is the star of the team. Suddenly Antoine dies of a heart attack and Kenny has to fill his shoes as leader of the team. Some time later, Antoine returns as a ghost and helps Kenny in game and in life, but Kenny changes in the process and doesn’t quite like it.

Release Date: March 28, 1997 (USA) | Length: 107 min | Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for brief language and some innuendos.

Note: Also known as “The 6th Man”.