The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) movie poster

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

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.

125 minComedyDrama

TMDb5.6/10543 votes

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.

Country: United States

Director: Brian De Palma

Cast

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

Donald Moffat as Mr. McCoy

Donald Moffat

Mr. McCoy

Alan King as Arthur Ruskin

Alan King

Arthur Ruskin

Keywords

Style:satiresocial satireblack comedy

Plot:journalistsuccessloversbad luckbrokeryellow-journalismstock broker