The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

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.

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1990-12-21
  • User Rating: 5.585/10 from 492 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 5min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Brian De Palma
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Summary

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.

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  • Tom Hanks

    as Sherman McCoy
  • Bruce Willis

    as Peter Fallow
  • Melanie Griffith

    as Maria Ruskin
  • Kim Cattrall

    as Judy McCoy
  • Saul Rubinek

    as Jed Kramer
  • Morgan Freeman

    as Judge Leonard White
  • John Hancock

    as Reverend Bacon
  • Kevin Dunn

    as Tom Killian
  • Clifton James

    as Albert Fox
  • Louis Giambalvo

    as Ray Andruitti
  • Barton Heyman

    as Det. Martin
  • Norman Parker

    as Det. Goldberg
  • Donald Moffat

    as Mr. McCoy
  • Alan King

    as Arthur Ruskin
  • Beth Broderick

    as Caroline Heftshank
  • Kurt Fuller

    as Pollard Browning
  • Adam LeFevre

    as Rawlie Thorpe
  • Richard Libertini

    as Ed Rifkin
  • Andre Gregory

    as Aubrey Buffing
  • Mary Alice

    as Annie Lamb
  • Robert Stephens

    as Sir Gerald Moore
  • Marjorie Monaghan

    as Evelyn Moore
  • Rita Wilson

    as P.R. Woman
  • Kirsten Dunst

    as Campbell McCoy
  • Troy Winbush

    as Roland Auburn
  • Patrick Malone

    as Henry Lamb
  • Emmanuel Xuereb

    as Filippo Chirazzi
  • Scotty Bloch

    as Sally Rawthrote
  • Hansford Rowe

    as Leon Bavardage
  • Elizabeth Owens

    as Inez Bavardage
  • Malachy McCourt

    as Tony - Doorman
  • John Eric Bentley

    as Bill - Doorman
  • William Clark

    as Eddie - Doorman
  • Jeff Brooks

    as Bondsman
  • Brennan McKay

    as Bondsman
  • Don McManus

    as Bondsman
  • James Lally

    as Bondsman
  • Marcia Mitzman Gaven

    as Bondsman
  • William Woodson

    as Gene Lopwitz (voice)
  • Nelson Vasquez

    as Pimp
  • Fanni Green

    as Prostitute
  • Roy Milton Davis

    as Latino
  • Shiek Mahmud-Bey

    as Lockwood
  • Stewart J. Zully

    as Court Clerk
  • Helen Stenborg

    as Mrs. McCoy
  • Timothy Jenkins

    as Billy Cortez
  • Sam Sorbo

    as Fox's Assistant
  • Vito D'Ambrosio

    as Intercom Man
  • Paul Bates

    as Buck
  • Camryn Manheim

    as Poe Picketer
  • J.D. Wyatt

    as Poe Picketer
  • Eyde Byrde

    as Poe Picketer
  • David Lipman

    as Poe Picketer
  • George Merritt

    as Poe Picketer
  • Kirk Taylor

    as Aide
  • Richard Belzer

    as Television Producer
  • Oliver Dixon

    as Lawyer
  • George Plimpton

    as Well Wisher
  • Connie Sawyer

    as Ruskin Family Member
  • F. Murray Abraham

    as D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited)
  • Sharmagne Leland-St. John

    as Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
  • Terry Farrell

    as Party Guest Listening to Aubrey Buffing (uncredited)
  • Geraldo Rivera

    as Robert Corso (uncredited)
  • John Blyth Barrymore

    as Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
  • Ted Otis

    as Photographer (uncredited)
  • Renna Bartlett

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Debbie Lee Carrington

    as Crying Midget (uncredited)
  • Dave Droge

    as Bond Floor Trader (uncredited)
  • Cynthia Elane

    as Court Officer (uncredited)
  • Sarah Essex

    as (uncredited)
  • Gary Jones

    as Waiter in Elevator (uncredited)
  • Doris McCarthy

    as Park Avenue Lady (uncredited)
  • Michael Merton

    as DMV Informant (uncredited)
  • Jack Mulcahy

    as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
  • Denise Nelan

    as Attorney (uncredited)
  • Kariim Ratcliff

    as Photographer (uncredited)
  • John Reidy

    as Broker (uncredited)
  • Joey Sontz

    as Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
  • Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres

    as Ruskin Family Member (uncredited)
  • Curt Truman

    as Head Waiter (uncredited)
  • Ron Turek

    as Trial Attendant (uncredited)
  • Clinton H. Wallace

    as Latino Kid (uncredited)
  • Judith Burke

    as French Restaurant Patron
Directing Brian De Palma Director
Writing Tom Wolfe Novel
Writing Michael Cristofer Screenplay
Production Brian De Palma Producer
Production Peter Guber Executive Producer
Production Jon Peters Executive Producer
Sound Dave Grusin Original Music Composer
Camera Vilmos Zsigmond Director of Photography
Editing Beth Jochem Besterveld Editor
Editing Bill Pankow Editor
Editing David Ray Editor
Camera Eric Schwab Second Unit Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Scott H. Eddo Makeup Artist
Production Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Production Christine Forsyth-Peters Executive Producer
Production Robert J. Anderson Unit Production Manager
Art Richard Sylbert Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Ann Roth Costume Designer
Camera David James Still Photographer

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