Bogus Page #4

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
404 Views


AND I WON' WASH MY HANDS

WITH MICKEY MOUSE.

MAYBE MINNIE?

NO.

GOOFY?

NO. I WANT TO GO HOME!

BUT YOU HAVE:

NO TICKET.

I HAVE:

MY OWN MONEY.

IT'S ALL HERE.

I CAN USE IT FOR

WHATEVER I WANT TO.

I HAVE MY OWN:

INSURANCE POLICY THA MY MOTHER LEFT ME.

I'M GOING TO BE

REALLY RICH.

IT'S FOR COLLEGE,

YOU KNOW?

SHE DOESN' KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT BASEBALL.

ALL SHE DOES IS:

TALK ABOUT NEWARK.

I HATE NEWARK.

I HATE IT!

SHE--SHE--SHE WANTS...

SHE NEEDS A FRIEND, HUH?

YOU SHOULD TRY.

I DON'T WANT TO TRY.

YES, YOU DO.

NO, I DON'T!

YES, YOU DO.

NO, I DON'T!

YE...

I WANT TO GO BACK

TO VEGAS.

I DON' LIKE IT HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO TRY.

ALBERT?

YOUR BATH'S READY.

ALBERT, LET'S GO.

IT'S DOWN HERE.

I RAN A TUB FOR YOU.

I DON'T KNOW

HOW YOU LIKE IT,

SO MAYBE IT'S TOO HOT.

YOU'LL GET IN

AND LET ME KNOW.

I PUT SOME OF THIS IN.

IT'S BIG BIRD.

SO...IT'S ALL READY.

DO YOU NEED ME:

TO TAKE YOUR CL--

I CAN WASH MYSELF.

OH! GREAT. I'M GOING

TO FIX DINNER.

I CAN'T LIVE HERE.

IF I LIVE HERE,

I'LL DIE.

Bogus:
YOU CANNOT DIE.

YOU JUST GOT HERE.

BESIDES, IF YOU DIE,

WHAT WILL YOU DO

TOMORROW?

WHAT WILL I DO?

I COULD LOSE MY JOB.

IF YOU DIE, I'M BACK

WAITING FOR SOMEONE

TO MAKE ME UP AGAIN.

BACK WHERE?

BACK WHERE:

I COME FROM.

WHERE'S THAT?

THAT IS WHERE I AM

BEFORE YOU MAKE ME UP.

HMM?

BEFORE I DREW:

YOUR PICTURE?

ARE THERE:

OTHER PEOPLE THERE?

OOH!

OOH. EVERYBODY

YOU CAN IMAGINE.

MY MOTHER?

YOU SHOULD WASH:

BEHIND THE EARS.

I WANT TO GO HOME.

I DON' LIKE IT HERE.

I WANT TO SEE:

MY MOTHER.

ALBERT...

YOUR MOTHER IS DEAD.

I HATE THAT WORD!

I WANT TO GO:

TO WHERE YOU LIVE.

THIS IS WHERE:

I LIVE, YOU KNOW?

HERE IT IS.

WHERE--WHERE YOU LIVE,

I LIVE.

THIS IS NO WHERE I LIVE.

IS!

ISN'T!

IS!

ISN'T!

IS!

ISN'T!

ISN'T!

ISN'T!

ALBERT, ARE YOU

ALL RIGHT IN THERE?

HUH?

Bogus:

SAY YES.

YEAH.

GREAT. WELL, HURRY UP.

DINNER'S ALMOST READY.

[LAUGHING]

SHE'S HUNGRY.

HA HA HA!

ALBERT,

DINNER'S READY.

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

WELL, COME ON.

IT TURNED OUT GREAT.

I DON'T WANT ANY.

COME ON. YOU GO TO EAT SOMETHING.

I DON'T WANT ANY!

FINE. FINE.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

ALBERT?

ALBERT, I MADE YOU

A SANDWICH.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Woman:
THIS MUS BE HARRIET.

THIS IS MRS. FRANKLIN,

HARRIET--YOUR FOSTER MOTHER.

HI.

THIS IS YOUR NEW HOME.

Mrs. Franklin:

COME IN.

THIS IS HARRIET,

EVERYBODY.

THIS IS MR. FRANKLIN,

RICHARD, DAVID.

HELLO, HARRIET.

AND THIS IS LORRAINE.

HI.

HI.

YOU'RE GOING TO

SLEEP IN MY ROOM,

AND WE CAN BE:

BEST FRIENDS.

Bogus:
ALBERT,

ARE YOU HUNGRY?

WHAT'S

IN THE SANDWICH?

OH!

PEANUTS.

PEANUTS BUTTER.

NO, THANK YOU.

NO, THANK YOU.

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

Man:
SLOW DOWN!

SLOW DOWN! NO RUNNING

IN THE HALLWAYS.

YOU KNOW THE RULES.

OK, MS. FRANKLIN.

I'LL TAKE ALBERT TO HIS CLASS.

YOU CAN PICK HIM UP AT 2:45.

SAY GOOD-BYE, ALBERT.

BYE.

LISTEN TO:

YOUR TEACHERS...

AND DON'T GE INTO TROUBLE.

I'LL BE ON THE STEPS

AT 2:
45. BE THERE.

YOU HEAR:

WHAT SHE SAID?

YES.

Woman:
ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO

CALL YOU BACK.

GOOD MORNING,

HARRIET.

WHAT,

DON'T I EXIST?

GOOD MORNING,

HARRIET. SO?

HOW IS HE?

WHAT'S HE LIKE?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE'S LIKE A LITTLE BOY.

DOES HE LIKE HIS ROOM?

DID YOU FEED HIM?

HE WASN'T HUNGRY.

HE DOESN'T LIKE

STYROFOAM CUPS:

BECAUSE THEY'RE

NOT BIODEGRADABLE.

OF COURSE NOT.

HE'S A KID.

HE'S GO CONVICTIONS.

SO? WHAT DID

YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT?

WHAT DID:

HE HAVE TO SAY?

HE DIDN'T SAY

MUCH OF ANYTHING TO ME.

HE TALKED TO HIS FRIEND.

THE CHILD IS:

OBVIOUSLY NOT ALONE.

HE'S GOT A FRIEND?

MM-HMM.

AND I CAN'T TELL YOU

ANYTHING ABOUT HIM

BECAUSE HE'S INVISIBLE

AND I CAN'T SEE HIM.

I HAD A LITTLE FRIEND

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.

LITTLE BITTY THING.

CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME,

BUT SHE LIVED IN MY EAR,

AND SHE WORE A TUXEDO,

AND SHE:

WHISPERED THINGS TO ME

I NEVER KNEW ABOUT.

SHE MADE ME FEEL SAFE.

I COULDN'T HAVE

SURVIVED WITHOUT HER.

DRUDELLA.

YEAH.

THAT WAS HER NAME.

EXCUSE ME!

DO I HAVE:

ANY APPOINTMENTS TODAY?

YOU CAN SEE THE HUDSON

BROTHERS AT 10:
00.

IF YOU WAN TO DROP IN ON SPRINGER,

HE'S INTERESTED IN

THE COCKTAIL GLASSES

AT THE MARCH 30th RATE.

DID BOB MORRISON CALL?

HE JUST CALLED.

HE CAN MEET YOU A THE WAREHOUSE AT 3:00.

I HAVE TO PICK UP

ALBERT AT 2:
45.

YOU CAN MAKE IT.

I CAN'T. YOU'RE GOING TO

HAVE TO PICK HIM UP.

I GOT THE DENTIS AT 3:00.

TAKE HIM WITH YOU.

I'LL PICK UP ALBER IF YOU HAVE

THE ROOT CANAL.

NO! SEE...I KNEW THIS

WASN'T GOING TO WORK OUT.

THIS IS NO GOING TO WORK.

I HAVEN'T HAD

A CONVERSATION:

WITH A CHILD:

SINCE I WAS A CHILD,

AND NOW I GOT ONE

SITTING ON THE STEPS

WAITING FOR ME:

TO PICK HIM UP AT 2:45.

[CHILDREN SHOUTING]

[HORN SOUNDING]

GODDAMN!

GODDAMN!

GODDAMN!

MAYBE SHE'S

NOT COMING.

Boy:
LISTEN TO HIM.

SHE'LL COME.

Boy:

THERE'S NO ONE THERE.

Albert:
MAYBE

SHE'LL NEVER COME.

THIS KID'S

REALLY NUTS.

LET'S GO.

SHE'LL BE MAD.

I DON'T CARE.

HEY, WEIRDO,

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

Boy:
HEY, ALBERT,

WHO YOU TALKING TO?

COME ON.

Soundtrack:

ME AND MY SHADOW

STROLLING DOWN THE AVENUE

ME AND MY SHADOW

I NEED A FRIEND:

TO TELL MY TROUBLES TO

THAT'S

A BIG TRUCK.

LOOK, LOOK, LOOK!

HEY, FISH FACE!

[HORN HONKS]

HEY, LOOK OUT!

Cabbie:

WATCH OUT, KID.

WHY WASN'T SOMEBODY

WATCHING HIM?

WE CAN'T WATCH THEM

EVERY MINUTE.

WE'RE DOING THE BES THAT WE CAN.

THE PARENTS:

GOT TO ASSUME SOME

RESPONSIBILITY, TOO.

YOU WERE LATE.

YOU KNOW THAT.

WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME,

I'M IRRESPONSIBLE

BECAUSE I DON'T CONTROL

THE TRAFFIC IN NEWARK?

YOU SHOULD:

HAVE LEFT EARLIER!

HEY, YOU 2 KIDS.

DID YOU SEE ALBERT?

YOU KNOW,

THE NEW STUDENT.

DID YOU SEE HIM?

HE WENT BACK TO LAS VEGAS.

TALKING:

TO HIMSELF.

YOU COVER:

THE STREETS:

AND THE PARK.

I'LL CHECK OU THE YARD HERE.

DON'T WORRY.

WE'LL FIND HIM.

YOU 2 KIDS

GO ON HOME.

HEY, LADY!

YOUR KID'S WEIRD.

COME HERE.

YOU WANT TO:

SEE SOMETHING:

REALLY WEIRD?

SURE.

GO HOME AND LOOK

AT YOUR MOTHERS!

AAH!

YOO HOO!

EAT LEAD,

MUTANT SCUM!

[GUNSHOT]

AAH!

I'M...DYING!

HUH!

AAH!

AAH! HA HA HA!

Albert:

WHOO WHOO WHOO WHOO!

[IMITATING MACHINE GUN FIRE]

AAH!

I GOT YOU!

AAH!

[GROANS]

AAH!

ALBERT.

ALBERT!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

DO YOU KNOW:

THAT EVERYBODY'S

LOOKING FOR YOU?

COME ON!

WHAT IS THE MATTER

WITH YOU?

THE WHOLE SCHOOL

IS LOOKING FOR YOU.

AND WHERE ARE YOU?

LAYING HERE IN THE PARK

TALKING TO YOURSELF.

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHA DIRECTION YOU'RE GOING.

YOU LIVE THAT WAY.

HEY! EXCUSE ME.

I WAS HERE LOOKING

FOR MY LOST SON.

GET IN THE CAR.

HE WAS LOST. HE'S JUS A LITTLE WHITE BOY,

DOESN'T KNOW WHERE

HE'S GOING. HE'S TRYING

TO FIND HIS WAY HOME.

AREN'T WE ALL?

NO. WE ALL ARE NOT.

I KNOW WHERE I LIVE.

I LIVE THAT WAY.

I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN

WHERE I LIVED.

PLEASE, SPARE ME

ANY KIND OF PHILOSOPHY

YOU GETTING READY

TO THROW.

HAKUNA MATATA.

DISNEY CARTOONS:

EVERYWHERE YOU TURN.

DISNEY,

DISNEY, DISNEY.

PEOPLE HAVING:

CONVERSATIONS:

WITH THEMSELVES.

LIKE YOU. YOU KNOW

HOW STRANGE YOU LOOK

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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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