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The Sixth Sense - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
Malcolm Crowe wears slight variations of the same outfit he was wearing on the night he was shot throughout the entire film.
This serves as a subtle, constant clue that he is a ghost, stuck in the moment of his death. The outfit consists of the same blue dress shirt, grey waistcoat, and trousers. The bloodstain from his fatal wound is also present, though only Cole can see it, explaining the boy's initial terror of him.
On a Collector's Edition DVD, a hidden clip of another early horror film by M. Night Shyamalan can be found.
This is a classic DVD-era easter egg. By navigating to a specific hidden spot in the bonus features menu, viewers can access a clip from one of the director's much earlier, amateur films.
During the dinner scene between Malcolm and Anna, a microphone cord is briefly visible through Malcolm's shirt.
While likely an unintentional production error (a 'blooper'), some fans have retrospectively interpreted this as a symbolic detail. Since only Cole can truly 'hear' Malcolm, the visible microphone could be seen as a metaphorical hint about the nature of his communication and existence.