Bogus
“A comedy about losing your heart, finding your inner child and meeting the one friend you've always tried to avoid.”
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.
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Cast
60 people
Whoopi Goldberg
Harriet Franklin
Known for
Sister Act
Ghost
Gérard Depardieu
Bogus
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Haley Joel Osment
Albert
Known for
The Sixth Sense
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Denis Mercier
Monsieur Antoine
Also in
The Sex of the Stars
Bunker, le cirque
Andrea Martin
Penny
Known for
Evil
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Nancy Travis
Lorraine Franklin
Known for
Rose Red
Last Man Standing
Ute Lemper
Babette
Known for
Magic in the Moonlight
Prêt-à-Porter
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Ruth Clark
Known for
Motherland: Fort Salem
Abbott Elementary
Barbara Hamilton
Mrs. Partridge
Also in
Anne of Avonlea
Delilah
Al Waxman
School Principal
Known for
Cagney & Lacey
The Hurricane
Elizabeth Harpur
Ellen
Also in
Silent Hill
Perfectly Normal
Fiona Reid
School Teacher
Known for
The Time Traveler's Wife
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Norman Jewison Director · Alvin Sargent Screenplay Marc Shaiman Composer
Worldwide gross $4.4M · Budget $32M · United States release September 6, 1996
Box office
Budget
$32,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,400,000
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Regency Enterprises
Production
Yorktown Productions
Production
New Regency Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
New Regency Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Canada · September 6, 1996
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · September 6, 1996
Theatrical
Brazil
December 20, 1996 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 29, 1997 · Theatrical
France
September 22, 1996 · Theatrical
Germany
December 12, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 22, 1997 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 10, 1997 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 14, 1997 · Theatrical
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