The Bonfire of the Vanities poster

Feature film — 1990

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

5.62h 5mComedy — Drama

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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A high-signal pick with 560 votes.

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Director: Brian De Palma

On screen

Cast & crew

Tom Hanks as Sherman McCoy

Tom Hanks

Sherman McCoy

Bruce Willis as Peter Fallow

Bruce Willis

Peter Fallow

Melanie Griffith as Maria Ruskin

Melanie Griffith

Maria Ruskin

Kim Cattrall as Judy McCoy

Kim Cattrall

Judy McCoy

Saul Rubinek as Jed Kramer

Saul Rubinek

Jed Kramer

Morgan Freeman as Judge Leonard White

Morgan Freeman

Judge Leonard White

John Hancock as Reverend Bacon

John Hancock

Reverend Bacon

Kevin Dunn as Tom Killian

Kevin Dunn

Tom Killian

Clifton James as Albert Fox

Clifton James

Albert Fox

Louis Giambalvo as Ray Andruitti

Louis Giambalvo

Ray Andruitti

Barton Heyman as Det. Martin

Barton Heyman

Det. Martin

Norman Parker as Det. Goldberg

Norman Parker

Det. Goldberg

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