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The Bonfire of the Vanities

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5.6/10 • 473

1990-12-21 • 2h 5m

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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.

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.

Directors
Brian De Palma
Editors
David Ray

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Tom Hanks

    Tom Hanks

    Sherman McCoy

  2. Bruce Willis

    Bruce Willis

    Peter Fallow

  3. Melanie Griffith

    Melanie Griffith

    Maria Ruskin

  4. Kim Cattrall

    Kim Cattrall

    Judy McCoy

  5. Saul Rubinek

    Saul Rubinek

    Jed Kramer

  6. Morgan Freeman

    Morgan Freeman

    Judge Leonard White

  7. John Hancock

    John Hancock

    Reverend Bacon

  8. Kevin Dunn

    Kevin Dunn

    Tom Killian

  9. Clifton James

    Clifton James

    Albert Fox

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Bazzjazz

May 19, 2018

3/10

This movie is utter tripe and ruins a great book. It’s such a mess. Avoid at all costs. Edward E.Grant does his overacting routine which is really cringeworthy and bombastic! Avoid!!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$47,000,000.00
Revenue
$15,691,192.00
Keywords
journalistblack peoplesuccessloversbad luckbrokersocial satireyellow-journalismstock broker