The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 · Movie · R · 125 min · ★ 5.6
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.
Based on The Bonfire of the Vanities
Also known as Bonfire of the Vanities
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-12-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 125 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (537 votes)
- Box office
- $15,691,192
- Budget
- $47,000,000
Themes
- journalist
- success
- satire
- lovers
- bad luck
- broker
- social satire
- yellow-journalism
- stock broker
- black comedy
Awards & recognition
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Supporting Actress · 1991 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actress · 1991 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1991 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Picture · 1991 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Screenplay · 1991 · nominated
Cast & crew
Tom Hanks
as Sherman McCoy
Bruce Willis
as Peter Fallow
Melanie Griffith
as Maria Ruskin
Kim Cattrall
as Judy McCoy
Saul Rubinek
as Jed Kramer
Morgan Freeman
as Judge Leonard White
John Hancock
as Reverend Bacon
Kevin Dunn
as Tom Killian
Clifton James
as Albert Fox
Louis Giambalvo
as Ray Andruitti
Directed by Brian De Palma