Bonfire of the Vanities, The

Bonfire of the Vanities, The

1990

In this adaptation of the Tom Wolfe novel, powerful Wall Street executive Sherman McCoy (Tom Hanks) is riding with his greedy girlfriend, Maria (Melanie Griffith), when she makes a wrong turn and winds up in the Bronx. There, she runs over a black boy and drives off without reporting it. When alcoholic tabloid reporter Peter Fallow (Bruce Willis) discovers the story, he knows it will be scandalous and riles up New Yorkers with his coverage of the case, which soon goes to trial.

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.

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Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Comedy
Length
2 hrs. 5 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 21, 1990
US Box Office
$15,691,192 (#3761 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Language

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.77:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
November 6, 2012
Acquired Date
January 3, 2023
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith
Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall
Saul Rubinek
Saul Rubinek
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
John Hancock
John Hancock
Kevin Dunn
Kevin Dunn
Louis Giambalvo
Louis Giambalvo
Barton Heyman
Barton Heyman
Norman Parker
Norman Parker
Donald Moffat
Donald Moffat
Alan King
Alan King
Beth Broderick
Beth Broderick
Kurt Fuller
Kurt Fuller
Adam LeFevre
Adam LeFevre
Richard Libertini
Richard Libertini
Andre Gregory
Andre Gregory
Mary Alice
Mary Alice
Robert Stephens
Robert Stephens
Marjorie Monaghan
Marjorie Monaghan
Rita Wilson
Rita Wilson
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst
Troy Winbush
Troy Winbush
Patrick Y. Malone
Patrick Y. Malone
Emmanuel Xuereb
Emmanuel Xuereb

Directors

Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma

Producers

Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma

Writers

Michael Cristofer
Michael Cristofer

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Rotten
15%
Tomatometer
54 votes
RT Stale
26%
Popcornmeter
266 votes
METASCORE
27
27 votes
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
27,314 votes

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