Bogus

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Bogus

PG

1996

1h 50m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

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A car accident leaves young Albert (Haley Joel Osment) orphaned, so he goes to live in New Jersey with Harriet (Whoopi Goldberg), who was his late mother's adopted sister. When the two of them have trouble getting along, Albert copes by befriending Bogus (Gérard Depardieu), a friendly, caring French magician who happens to be a figment of his mind. This new companion helps the youth come to terms with the loss of his parents -- but also, unexpectedly, helps Harriet confront her own feelings.

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 3/4

Apr 12, 2002

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Essentially the movie is about the charm of the actors, especially Goldberg and Depardieu.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

It's a shame, given the promising teaming, that the two stars don't get to interact until the last one-third of the movie.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 2, 2022

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Boy loses mom and gains imaginary friend in emotional drama.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 19, 2018

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 13, 2005

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Devils A

People soon forget that Whoopi Goldberg is a winner of The Golden Globe award for her best performance of "The Color Purple" and that she's a fine actress in her own right... But this movie is not up to par with other movies that she starred in! Thus I rate this film a *3 & 1/2* star movie!!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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sanja s

Love me some Gerard...it is harmless fun wrapped around a serious issue. The dancing scenes were a bit much, but all in all, I enjoyed it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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steve d

Kids fair that will not entertain anyone.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I loved this sweet, touching, fanciful Norman Jewison movie - Haley Joel Osment, Whoopi Goldberg and Gerard Depardieu portrayed their characters beautifully.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Far too "twee" to grasp any possible relevance to a story about a child's survival skills.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

It got a little weird at times and is not very memorable, but it's a decent family movie. Gérard Depardieu was an odd choice for the title role. (First and only viewing - 2/17/2015)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Synopsis

A car accident leaves young Albert (Haley Joel Osment) orphaned, so he goes to live in New Jersey with Harriet (Whoopi Goldberg), who was his late mother's adopted sister. When the two of them have trouble getting along, Albert copes by befriending Bogus (Gérard Depardieu), a friendly, caring French magician who happens to be a figment of his mind. This new companion helps the youth come to terms with the loss of his parents -- but also, unexpectedly, helps Harriet confront her own feelings.

Director: Norman Jewison
Producer: Norman Jewison, Arnon Milchan, Jeff Rothberg
Screenwriter: Alvin Sargent
Production Co: Warner Bros., New Regency Pictures, Regency Enterprises
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.3M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Surround

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