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Overview

User Rating:
4.8/10   2,489 votes
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Director:

Norman Jewison

Writers (WGA):

Jeff Rothberg (story) &
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Release Date:

6 September 1996 (USA) more

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

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Awards:

3 nominations more

User Comments:

C'est tres amusant! more (26 total)


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: But it’s Bio Degradable! more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Haley Joel Osment: An Actor Comes of Age (2004) (V) more

Soundtrack:

The Best of Friends more


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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
C'est tres amusant!, 13 April 2001
Author: Psyche-8 from Milton Keynes, UK

What a sweet movie! It makes you wish that you were a kid again. I would gladly be seven years old once more if it meant welcoming Bogus in the form of Gerard Depardieu into my life! He was fantastic. The relationship he has with the little boy is touching without being overly sentimental, and he gives the boy exactly what he is looking for - warmth and friendship and is everything a friend (imaginary or otherwise) should be. It brought tears to my eyes one minute and made me giggle the next!

In my opinion, this film is equally entertaining for adults as well as young children, since it reminds us adults that imagination is such an important part of our lives! This film is perhaps reminiscent of "Drop Dead Fred" which sees a grown woman being comforted by her childhood imaginary friend in a time of crisis. But this movie is far, far better done if you ask me.

So for all you hardened adults out there, lighten up! This movie will help you to embrace the child within!

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