Bogus
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Bogus

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

5.8 / 10 1996 1h 50mPG English
FantasyComedyFamily

Storyline

Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.

Cast & Crew

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Harriet Franklin

Lead
Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

Bogus

Haley Joel Osment

Haley Joel Osment

Albert

Denis Mercier

Denis Mercier

Monsieur Antoine

Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin

Penny

Nancy Travis

Nancy Travis

Lorraine Franklin

Ute Lemper

Ute Lemper

Babette

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Ruth Clark

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Norman Jewison's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Bogus is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker