The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 · Movie · 2h 5m · R
ComedyDrama
"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.
Ratings
TMDB
5.6/10
Key crew
- Brian De PalmaDirector
- Michael CristoferScreenplay
- Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tom HanksSherman McCoy
- Bruce WillisPeter Fallow
- Melanie GriffithMaria Ruskin
- Kim CattrallJudy McCoy
- Saul RubinekJed Kramer
- Morgan FreemanJudge Leonard White
- John HancockReverend Bacon
- Kevin DunnTom Killian
- Clifton JamesAlbert Fox
- Louis GiambalvoRay Andruitti
- Barton HeymanDet. Martin
- Norman ParkerDet. Goldberg
Stills
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Themes
journalistsuccessloversbad luckbrokersocial satireyellow-journalismstock broker