The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

  • R
  • 12/21/1990 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 2h 5m

Take one Wall Street tycoon, his Fifth Avenue mistress, a reporter hungry for fame, and make the wrong turn in The Bronx...then sit back and watch the sparks fly.

Overview

After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage.

Michael Cristofer

Screenplay

Tom Wolfe

Novel

Brian De Palma

Director

Cast

Tom Hanks's headshot

Tom Hanks

Sherman McCoy
Bruce Willis's headshot

Bruce Willis

Peter Fallow
Melanie Griffith's headshot

Melanie Griffith

Maria Ruskin
Kim Cattrall's headshot

Kim Cattrall

Judy McCoy
Saul Rubinek's headshot

Saul Rubinek

Jed Kramer
Morgan Freeman's headshot

Morgan Freeman

Judge Leonard White
John Hancock's headshot

John Hancock

Reverend Bacon
Kevin Dunn's headshot

Kevin Dunn

Tom Killian

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