The Bonfire of the Vanities
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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.

5.6 / 10 1990 2h 5mR English
ComedyDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Sherman McCoy

Lead
Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Peter Fallow

Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith

Maria Ruskin

Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall

Judy McCoy

Saul Rubinek

Saul Rubinek

Jed Kramer

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Judge Leonard White

John Hancock

John Hancock

Reverend Bacon

Kevin Dunn

Kevin Dunn

Tom Killian

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Brian De Palma's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Bonfire of the Vanities is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker