Bogus Page #5

Synopsis: Seven year-old Albert is the son of a Las Vegas circus performer. When she is killed in a car wreck, Albert is sent to live with his mother's foster sister, Harriet Franklin, a no-nonsense businesswoman struggling in New Jersey. Albert hates it with the dour Harriet, but takes refuge in the company of Bogus, a flamboyant, gentle, loving, and altogether imaginary Frenchman. With Bogus's help, Albert can perhaps come to terms with his mother's death, and Harriet with her own loss of childhood innocence.
Director(s): Norman Jewison
Production: Warner Home Video
  1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
PG
Year:
1996
110 min
393 Views


[TIRES SCREECH]

Harriet:
EXCUSE ME.

EXCUSE ME.

THE FLIGHT FROM:

LAS VEGAS--IS IT IN?

LANDED 20 MINUTES AGO.

I'M LOOKING

FOR A LITTLE BOY.

WAIT, WAIT. ARE YOU

MISS HARRIET FRANKLIN?

YES.

THE BOY'S WAITING

DOWN AT TRAVELER'S AID,

DOWN LEVEL ONE.

TAKE THE ESCALATOR,

TURN RIGHT.

OK. ESCALATOR,

TURN RIGHT.

Woman:
YOU WOULDN'T BE

MISS FRANKLIN?

ACTUALLY,

I WOULD BE.

Woman:
OH.

I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

THE JACKSON STREE BRIDGE WAS OUT,

AND I COULDN' GET ACROSS.

YES, I'M SURE

THAT'S TRUE.

WELL, WE HAVE TO GIVE

OURSELVES A LITTLE

MORE TIME THESE DAYS,

ESPECIALLY WHEN PICKING UP

SUCH PRECIOUS CARGO.

I'LL NEED TO SEE SOME

IDENTIFICATION, PLEASE.

I'M SORRY.

PASSPORT, DRIVER'S LIC--

THANK YOU.

BOY, DO YOU LOOK

LIKE YOUR MOTHER.

Woman:
I.D. IS FINE.

YOU HAVE TO SIGN

RIGHT THERE.

GREAT.

ARE YOU:

A CARD PLAYER?

OH, NO.

HE'S A MAGICIAN.

HE CAN MAKE:

THE ACE OF SPADES

TURN INTO:

THE QUEEN OF HEARTS.

LOOKS LIKE:

HE'S ON SALE.

CAN I TAKE:

THE TAG OFF?

USUALLY THE TAG'S

TAKEN OFF AT THE GATE

WHEN THEY'RE PICKED UP.

I SAID I WAS SORRY.

MM-HMM.

OK. LET ME GE YOUR TAG OFF HERE.

SORRY.

THERE YOU GO.

Woman:

THANK YOU.

SO GET YOUR BACKPACK

AND...

WE'LL GO.

WHAT'S

IN THE PARCEL?

MY PILLOW.

OH.

OK. LET'S GO.

Woman:

GOOD LUCK,

ALBERT.

THAT'S IT. NO MORE

SHORTCUTS FOR ME.

I KNOW BETTER.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO

SHORTCUTS IN LIFE.

I'M SURE

YOU KNOW THAT.

I KNOW THAT.

IT'S THE KIND OF THING

WHERE YOU JUST HAVE TO

CONCENTRATE.

BECAUSE I DON' KNOW HOW I GOT HERE.

I'M NOT SURE

I AM HERE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I DON'T THINK

I'M HERE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

I THINK I'M NO REALLY HERE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

I AM AN ALIEN:

SPACE MONSTER,

AND I'M GOING TO

EAT YOU UP!

[MONSTER-LIKE ROAR]

AAH!

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

MY COLORING BOOK.

WHAT ABOUT IT?

I LEFT IT ON THE AIRPLANE.

WE'LL GET YOU

ANOTHER ONE.

I NEED THAT ONE!

HEY, I'M GOING TO

GET TOWED AWAY!

Loudspeaker:

FLIGHT 106 FROM ST. LOUIS

NOW ARRIVING AT GATE 61.

[PIGLIKE SQUEAL]

NEVER MIND.

IT'S OK.

WE CAN GO NOW.

OH, WELL,

I'M RELIEVED,

BECAUSE WE WEREN' GOING BACK TO GE A COLORING BOOK.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

SHE'S NERVOUS.

SHE'S A SPACE MONSTER.

SHE HAS:

FUNNY HAIR, HUH?

I KNOW.

YOU KNOW:

WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

OH.

HEY! WHAT ARE

YOU DOING?

DON'T WRITE

THAT TICKET, MAN.

I HAD TO PICK UP

THE LITTLE BOY.

HE WAS TRAVELING

BY HIMSELF:

IN TRAVELER'S AID.

DON'T YOU HAVE KIDS?

NO.

WELL, LISTEN.

IT WASN'T THAT LONG.

I WASN'T HERE

BUT 3 MINUTES.

I WAS NOT HERE:

15 MINUTES.

I WOULD KNOW IF:

I WAS HERE 15 MINUTES.

GET IN THE CAR.

IF I WAS HERE:

15 MINUTES,

I WOULD NOT BE:

FOOLING AROUND WITH YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GET IN!

I WASN'T HERE 15 MINUTES.

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Alvin Sargent

Alvin Sargent (born April 12, 1927) is an American screenwriter. He has won two Academy Awards in 1978 and 1981 for his screenplays of Julia and Ordinary People. His most popular contribution has been being involved in the writing of most of the films in Sony's Spider-Man film series (The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the first exception to this). more…

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