
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.
Richard PortnowM. Clay Thrasher
Haley Joel OsmentAlbert Franklin
Eugene OsmentBus-station street-person (uncredited)
James RosinCasino Customer (uncredited)
Jared DurandBoy in PlaygroundHarriet Franklin:
This isn't going to work. I haven't had a conversation with a child since I was a child.
Continuity: Albert's mother's car stalls at the intersection of Desert Inn Road and Paradise Road, but the collision takes place near Jerry's Nugget - more than four miles away in real life. The wrecked car then reappears at Desert Inn and Paradise.
Written by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
Performed by Dr. John
Produced by Dr. John and John Clayton
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