A comedy about losing your heart, finding your inner child and meeting the one friend you've always tried to avoid.
Fantasy · Comedy · Family
Release date: 9/6/1996
Alvin Sargent
Screenplay
Norman Jewison
Director
Overview
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.
Where to watch
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Cast
Whoopi Goldberg
Harriet Franklin
Gérard Depardieu
Bogus
Haley Joel Osment
Albert
Denis Mercier
Monsieur Antoine
Andrea Martin
Penny
Nancy Travis
Lorraine Franklin
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
Sara Peery
Travellers Aide - Las Vegas
Cynthia Mace
Florence, the Flight Attendant
Don Francks
Dr. Surprise
Justine Johnston
Woman in Plane
Frank Medrano
Man in Plane
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