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The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities

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.

Genres

ComedyDrama

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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.

Others

Budget

$47000000

Revenue

$15691192

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

5.613/10

Release Date

21 December 1990

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Richard Belzer

Richard Belzer

Television Producer

Oliver Dixon

Oliver Dixon

Lawyer

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

Well Wisher

Connie Sawyer

Connie Sawyer

Ruskin Family Member

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited)

Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)

Terry Farrell

Terry Farrell

Party Guest Listening to Aubrey Buffing (uncredited)

Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera

Robert Corso (uncredited)

John Blyth Barrymore

John Blyth Barrymore

Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Ted Otis

Ted Otis

Photographer (uncredited)

Renna Bartlett

Renna Bartlett

Party Guest (uncredited)

Debbie Lee Carrington

Debbie Lee Carrington

Crying Midget (uncredited)

Dave Droge

Dave Droge

Bond Floor Trader (uncredited)

Cynthia Elane

Cynthia Elane

Court Officer (uncredited)

Sarah Essex

Sarah Essex

(uncredited)

Gary Jones

Gary Jones

Waiter in Elevator (uncredited)

Doris McCarthy

Doris McCarthy

Park Avenue Lady (uncredited)

Michael Merton

Michael Merton

DMV Informant (uncredited)

Jack Mulcahy

Jack Mulcahy

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Denise Nelan

Denise Nelan

Attorney (uncredited)

Kariim Ratcliff

Kariim Ratcliff

Photographer (uncredited)

John Reidy

John Reidy

Broker (uncredited)

Joey Sontz

Joey Sontz

Courtroom Extra (uncredited)

Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres

Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres

Ruskin Family Member (uncredited)

Curt Truman

Curt Truman

Head Waiter (uncredited)

Ron Turek

Ron Turek

Trial Attendant (uncredited)

Clinton H. Wallace

Clinton H. Wallace

Latino Kid (uncredited)

Judith Burke

Judith Burke

French Restaurant Patron

Adina Winston

Adina Winston

Female Guest

Barry Michlin

Barry Michlin

Funeral Director

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