The Bonfire of the Vanities
“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.”
1990•R•2h 5m•5.6•Released
ComedyDrama
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.
Director
Brian De Palma
Writer
Michael Cristofer
Budget
$47M
Revenue
$16M
Languages
English
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Tom Hanks
Sherman McCoy
Bruce Willis
Peter Fallow
Melanie Griffith
Maria Ruskin
Kim Cattrall
Judy McCoy
Saul Rubinek
Jed Kramer
Morgan Freeman
Judge Leonard White
John Hancock
Reverend Bacon
Kevin Dunn
Tom Killian
Clifton James
Albert Fox
Louis Giambalvo
Ray Andruitti
Barton Heyman
Det. Martin
Norman Parker
Det. Goldberg
Donald Moffat
Mr. McCoy
Alan King
Arthur Ruskin
Beth Broderick
Caroline Heftshank
Production
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
Brian De Palma
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