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.

19902h 5mNo ratings yet

Drama
Comedy

Overview

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 21, 1990
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Tom Hanks,Bruce Willis,Melanie Griffith,Kim Cattrall,Saul Rubinek,Morgan Freeman,John Hancock,Kevin Dunn,Clifton James,Louis Giambalvoand 76 more
Director: Brian De Palma
Writer: Tom Wolfe,Michael Cristofer
Producer: Peter Guber,Jon Peters,Brian De Palma,Christine Forsyth-Peters
Cinematography: Vilmos Zsigmond
Music: Dave Grusin
Budget: $47,000,000
Revenue: $15,691,192
IMDb: tt0099165