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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
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$47000000
Revenue
$15691192
Runtime
125 min
Release Date
1990-12-21
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
507
Vote Average
5.6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Tom Hanks
Sherman McCoy
Bruce Willis
Peter Fallow
Melanie Griffith
Maria Ruskin
Kim Cattrall
Judy McCoy
Saul Rubinek
Jed Kramer
Morgan Freeman
Judge Leonard White
John Hancock
Reverend Bacon
Kevin Dunn
Tom Killian
Clifton James
Albert Fox
Louis Giambalvo
Ray Andruitti
Barton Heyman
Det. Martin
Norman Parker
Det. Goldberg
Donald Moffat
Mr. McCoy
Alan King
Arthur Ruskin
Beth Broderick
Caroline Heftshank
Kurt Fuller
Pollard Browning
Adam LeFevre
Rawlie Thorpe
Richard Libertini
Ed Rifkin
Andre Gregory
Aubrey Buffing
Mary Alice
Annie Lamb
Robert Stephens
Sir Gerald Moore
Marjorie Monaghan
Evelyn Moore
Rita Wilson
P.R. Woman
Kirsten Dunst
Campbell McCoy
Troy Winbush
Roland Auburn
Patrick Malone
Henry Lamb
Emmanuel Xuereb
Filippo Chirazzi
Scotty Bloch
Sally Rawthrote
Hansford Rowe
Leon Bavardage
Elizabeth Owens
Inez Bavardage
Malachy McCourt
Tony - Doorman
John Eric Bentley
Bill - Doorman
William Clark
Eddie - Doorman
Jeff Brooks
Bondsman
Brennan McKay
Bondsman
Don McManus
Bondsman
James Lally
Bondsman
Marcia Mitzman Gaven
Bondsman
William Woodson
Gene Lopwitz (voice)
Nelson Vasquez
Pimp
Fanni Green
Prostitute
Roy Milton Davis
Latino
Shiek Mahmud-Bey
Lockwood
Stewart J. Zully
Court Clerk
Helen Stenborg
Mrs. McCoy
Timothy Jenkins
Billy Cortez
Sam Sorbo
Fox's Assistant
Vito D'Ambrosio
Intercom Man
Paul Bates
Buck
Camryn Manheim
Poe Picketer
J.D. Wyatt
Poe Picketer
Eyde Byrde
Poe Picketer
David Lipman
Poe Picketer
George Merritt
Poe Picketer
Kirk Taylor
Aide
Richard Belzer
Television Producer
Oliver Dixon
Lawyer
George Plimpton
Well Wisher
Connie Sawyer
Ruskin Family Member
F. Murray Abraham
D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited)
Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
Terry Farrell
Party Guest Listening to Aubrey Buffing (uncredited)
Geraldo Rivera
Robert Corso (uncredited)
John Blyth Barrymore
Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Ted Otis
Photographer (uncredited)
Renna Bartlett
Party Guest (uncredited)
Debbie Lee Carrington
Crying Midget (uncredited)
Dave Droge
Bond Floor Trader (uncredited)
Cynthia Elane
Court Officer (uncredited)
Sarah Essex
(uncredited)
Gary Jones
Waiter in Elevator (uncredited)
Doris McCarthy
Park Avenue Lady (uncredited)
Michael Merton
DMV Informant (uncredited)
Jack Mulcahy
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Denise Nelan
Attorney (uncredited)
Kariim Ratcliff
Photographer (uncredited)
John Reidy
Broker (uncredited)
Joey Sontz
Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres
Ruskin Family Member (uncredited)
Curt Truman
Head Waiter (uncredited)
Ron Turek
Trial Attendant (uncredited)
Clinton H. Wallace
Latino Kid (uncredited)
Judith Burke
French Restaurant Patron
Adina Winston
Female Guest
Barry Michlin
Funeral Director
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