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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 : Crime, Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 2H 5M

Director : Brian De Palma
Writer : Michael Cristofer

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Sherman McCoy
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
Clifton James
Clifton James
Albert Fox
Louis Giambalvo
Louis Giambalvo
Ray Andruitti
Barton Heyman
Barton Heyman
Det. Martin
Norman Parker
Norman Parker
Det. Goldberg
Donald Moffat
Donald Moffat
Mr. McCoy
Alan King
Alan King
Arthur Ruskin
Beth Broderick
Beth Broderick
Caroline Heftshank
Kurt Fuller
Kurt Fuller
Pollard Browning
Adam LeFevre
Adam LeFevre
Rawlie Thorpe
Richard Libertini
Richard Libertini
Ed Rifkin
Andre Gregory
Andre Gregory
Aubrey Buffing
Mary Alice
Mary Alice
Annie Lamb
Robert Stephens
Robert Stephens
Sir Gerald Moore
Marjorie Monaghan
Marjorie Monaghan
Evelyn Moore
Rita Wilson
Rita Wilson
P.R. Woman
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst
Campbell McCoy
Troy Winbush
Troy Winbush
Roland Auburn
Patrick Malone
Patrick Malone
Henry Lamb
Emmanuel Xuereb
Emmanuel Xuereb
Filippo Chirazzi
Scotty Bloch
Scotty Bloch
Sally Rawthrote
Hansford Rowe
Hansford Rowe
Leon Bavardage
Elizabeth Owens
Elizabeth Owens
Inez Bavardage
Malachy McCourt
Malachy McCourt
Tony - Doorman
John Eric Bentley
John Eric Bentley
Bill - Doorman
William Clark
William Clark
Eddie - Doorman
Jeff Brooks
Jeff Brooks
Bondsman
Brennan McKay
Brennan McKay
Bondsman
Don McManus
Don McManus
Bondsman
James Lally
James Lally
Bondsman
Marcia Mitzman Gaven
Marcia Mitzman Gaven
Bondsman
William Woodson
William Woodson
Gene Lopwitz (voice)
Nelson Vasquez
Nelson Vasquez
Pimp
Fanni Green
Fanni Green
Prostitute
Roy Milton Davis
Roy Milton Davis
Latino
Shiek Mahmud-Bey
Shiek Mahmud-Bey
Lockwood
Stewart J. Zully
Stewart J. Zully
Court Clerk
Helen Stenborg
Helen Stenborg
Mrs. McCoy
Timothy Jenkins
Timothy Jenkins
Billy Cortez
Sam Sorbo
Sam Sorbo
Fox's Assistant
Vito D'Ambrosio
Vito D'Ambrosio
Intercom Man
Paul Bates
Paul Bates
Buck
Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim
Poe Picketer
J.D. Wyatt
J.D. Wyatt
Poe Picketer
Eyde Byrde
Eyde Byrde
Poe Picketer
David Lipman
David Lipman
Poe Picketer
George Merritt
George Merritt
Poe Picketer
Kirk Taylor
Kirk Taylor
Aide
F. Murray Abraham
F. Murray Abraham
D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited)
Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
Richard Belzer
Richard Belzer
Television Producer
Terry Farrell
Terry Farrell
Party Guest Listening to Aubrey Buffing (uncredited)
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera
Robert Corso (uncredited)

Crews

Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma
Director
Tom Wolfe
Tom Wolfe
Novel
Michael Cristofer
Michael Cristofer
Screenplay
Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma
Producer
Peter Guber
Peter Guber
Executive Producer
Jon Peters
Jon Peters
Executive Producer
Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Vilmos Zsigmond
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Beth Jochem Besterveld
Beth Jochem Besterveld
Editor
Bill Pankow
Bill Pankow
Editor
David Ray
David Ray
Editor
Lynn Stalmaster
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Richard Sylbert
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Ann Roth
Ann Roth
Costume Designer
Eric Schwab
Eric Schwab
Second Unit Director of Photography
Scott H. Eddo
Scott H. Eddo
Makeup Artist

Trailers and other movies

The Bonfire Of The Vanities 1990 TV trailer
Original Theatrical Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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