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."

Dec 21 1990 R 2h 5m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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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Plot

Financial "Master of the Universe" Sherman McCoy sees his life unravel when his mistress Maria Ruskin hits a Black boy with his car. When journalist Peter Fallow enflames public opinion with a series of distorted tabloid articles on the accident, the case is seized upon by opportunists like Reverend Bacon and mayoral candidate D.A. Abe Weiss.

Written by

Michael Cristofer, Tom Wolfe

Directed by

Brian De Palma

Cast

Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations total

Trailers
Original Theatrical Trailer
Teasers
The Bonfire Of The Vanities 1990 TV trailer
Scores
# of Votes
27,460
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
27
Popularity
NA