Rated PG for thematic elements and some mild language.
Runtime
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110 min
Awards
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3 nominations
Overwiew :Seven-year-old Albert was raised in a shiny world of sequins and show girls, surrounded by the fantasy of Las Vegas. But when his single mother is suddenly killed in a car accident, Albert is sent from Vegas to live with his mother's childhood best friend whom he never knew existed, Harriet Franklin, in the decidedly not fantastic city of Newark, New Jersey. As if raising a newfound "son" isn't trying enough for the fiercely independent Harriet, Albert has brought along a friend--an imaginary one that no one else can see--a stupendous, gentle giant of a Frenchman named Bogus. As Albert and Harriet struggle to get used to each other, Harriet's world of reality is brought face-to-face with Albert's world of imagination. Acting as part teacher, part playmate and part guardian angel, Bogus leads Albert--and eventually Harriet--through an enlightening experience of imagination and trust.
Starring :Whoopi Goldberg, Gerard Depardieu, Haley Joel Osment, Andrea Martin, Nancy Travis, Denis Mercier, Ute Lemper, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Barbara Hamilton, Al Waxman, Elizabeth Harpur, Fiona Reid, Kevin L. Jackson, Richard Portnow, Mo Gaffney, Sara Peery, Cynthia Mace, Don Francks, Justine Johnston, Frank Medrano, Philip Williams, Jackie Richardson, Quancetia Hamilton, Jared Durand, Michael Vollans, D. Ruby Son, Michael Ho, Fielding Horan, Dina Morrone, Stuart Hughes, Stan Coles, Yetunde Alabi, Jennifer Pisana, Michael R. Sousa, Yvan Labelle, Damon D'Oliveira, Csaba McZala, Muguette Moreau, Tabitha Lupien, Nicolette Hazenwinkel, Doug Gilmore, Rebekah Abou-Keer, Kenner Ames, Shelley Bianchi, Heather Braaten, Roger Clown, David Dunlop, Alexei Fateyev, Vince Fera, Joe Gladman, Theresa Fung, Orville Heyn, Peter Jarvis, Lisa Renee Knight, Gigi DeLeon, Kelly McIntosh, Jennifer Podemski, Simmi Raymond, Sonny Tran, Jason Twardowski
