Movie·1990·2h 5m
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.
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Michael Cristofer
Producer
Brian De Palma, Peter Guber
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Music
Dave Grusin
Editor
Beth Jochem Besterveld
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
537 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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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
Kurt Fuller
Pollard Browning
Adam LeFevre
Rawlie Thorpe
Richard Libertini
Ed Rifkin
// crew
Crew
Brian De Palma
Director, Producer
Michael Cristofer
Screenplay
Peter Guber
Executive Producer
Jon Peters
Executive Producer
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Beth Jochem Besterveld
Editor
Bill Pankow
Editor
David Ray
Editor
Christine Forsyth-Peters
Executive Producer
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