Bogus (1996)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writers (WGA):

Jeff Rothberg (story) &
Francis X. McCarthy (story) ...

Release Date:

6 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

A comedy about losing your heart, finding your inner child and meeting the one friend you've always tried to avoid.

Plot:

Seven year-old Albert is the son of a Las Vegas circus performer. When she is killed in a car wreck...

Plot Keywords:

Circus | Las Vegas Nevada | Newark New Jersey | Boy | Box Office Flop

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg	...	Harriet Franklin
Gérard Depardieu	...	Bogus (as Gerard Depardieu)
Haley Joel Osment	...	Albert Franklin
Andrea Martin	...	Penny
Nancy Travis	...	Lorraine Franklin
Denis Mercier	...	Monsieur Antoine
Ute Lemper	...	Babette
Sheryl Lee Ralph	...	Ruth Clark
Barbara Hamilton	...	Mrs. Partridge
Al Waxman	...	School Principal
Elizabeth Harpur	...	Ellen
Fiona Reid	...	School Teacher
Kevin Jackson	...	Bob Morrison
Richard Portnow	...	M. Clay Thrasher
Mo Gaffney	...	Travellers Aide - New Jersey

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements and some mild language.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Greece:K | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Denmark:7 | Germany:6 (bw) | Peru:PT | Spain:T | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #34516) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

New Regency Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: Albert's mother's car stalls at the intersection of Desert Inn Road and Paradise Road, but the collision takes place near Jerry's Nugget - more than four miles away in real life. The wrecked car then reappears at Desert Inn and Paradise.

Quotes:

Harriet Franklin: This isn't going to work. I haven't had a conversation with a child since I was a child.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

Kalimando

This movie was in it's casual style and it doesn't need to be changed...

I can't believe there are bunch of people saying this movie is not really good. I thought it was original and its casual self. It didn't need to be changed in any way. It was funny, bright, happy, and a crowd-pleaser. It can make anyone smile and there was never a chance I would say this movie is bad. It has imagination, reality, and everything mixed in. The ingredients are good and well done the actors were really good and had a sense-of-humnor. You can tell nobody forced them to be like that and you can actually see they are their own self. Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost) does a good preformance and Haley Joel Osment, future Oscar nominee (The Sixth Sense) was also really good. And whoever played Bogus, Gerand .... was also really good and I find him funny and would like to know more about him cause he's got talent and I bet he knows it! I like this movie and this is actually a very fresh and funny film for family movie night and it's a very good selection. When you go to Blockbusters someday, try to look for Bogus!