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Bogus (1996)

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Overview

Director:
Norman Jewison
Writers (WGA):
Jeff Rothberg (story) &
Francis X. McCarthy (story) ...
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Release Date:
6 September 1996 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Fantasy more
Tagline:
A comedy about losing your heart, finding your inner child and meeting the one friend you've always tried to avoid. more
Plot:
Seven year-old Albert is the son of a Las Vegas circus performer. When she is killed in a car wreck... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
True-to-life, despite the make-believe parts more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements and some mild language.
Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
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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. more
Quotes:
Albert Franklin: Bogus is real! more
Movie Connections:
Features Harvey (1950) more
Soundtrack:
The Continental more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
True-to-life, despite the make-believe parts, 25 April 1999
7/10
Author: KFL from Bloomington, IN

Quite a good movie, describing the case of a traumatized child who makes up a "secret friend" to help him survive in an unfriendly world. Having his foster godmother Harriet Franklin start to see and hear Bogus, the invisible friend, is harder to accept...despite the fact that she too was once a small child with (presumably) a similar burden.

Placed next to all the cliff-hanger world-threatening scenarios of many blockbuster movies, the story of a small child's trying to come to grips with his mother's death may seem somewhat trivial. But unlike those other flicks, it has the redeeming feature of being true to life. Despite the make-believe title character, the story itself is very down-to-earth (with only the exception noted above).

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