The Bonfire of the Vanities poster

The Bonfire of the Vanities( 1990)

TV-MAComedyDrama
56%
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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.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tom Hanks

      Sherman McCoy

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      Bruce Willis

      Peter Fallow

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      Melanie Griffith

      Maria Ruskin

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      Kim Cattrall

      Judy McCoy

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      Saul Rubinek

      Jed Kramer

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      Morgan Freeman

      Judge Leonard White

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      John Hancock

      Reverend Bacon

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      Kevin Dunn

      Tom Killian

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      Clifton James

      Albert Fox

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      Louis Giambalvo

      Ray Andruitti

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      Barton Heyman

      Det. Martin

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      Norman Parker

      Det. Goldberg

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      Donald Moffat

      Mr. McCoy

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      Alan King

      Arthur Ruskin

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      Beth Broderick

      Caroline Heftshank

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      Kurt Fuller

      Pollard Browning

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      Adam LeFevre

      Rawlie Thorpe

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      Richard Libertini

      Ed Rifkin

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      Andre Gregory

      Aubrey Buffing

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      Mary Alice

      Annie Lamb

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      Robert Stephens

      Sir Gerald Moore

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      Marjorie Monaghan

      Evelyn Moore

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      Rita Wilson

      P.R. Woman

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      Kirsten Dunst

      Campbell McCoy

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      Troy Winbush

      Roland Auburn

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      Patrick Malone

      Henry Lamb

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      Emmanuel Xuereb

      Filippo Chirazzi

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      Scotty Bloch

      Sally Rawthrote

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      Hansford Rowe

      Leon Bavardage

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      Elizabeth Owens

      Inez Bavardage

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      Malachy McCourt

      Tony - Doorman

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      John Eric Bentley

      Bill - Doorman

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      William Clark

      Eddie - Doorman

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      Jeff Brooks

      Bondsman

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      Brennan McKay

      Bondsman

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      Don McManus

      Bondsman

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      James Lally

      Bondsman

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      Marcia Mitzman Gaven

      Bondsman

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      William Woodson

      Gene Lopwitz (voice)

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      Nelson Vasquez

      Pimp

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      Fanni Green

      Prostitute

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      Roy Milton Davis

      Latino

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      Shiek Mahmud-Bey

      Lockwood

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      Stewart J. Zully

      Court Clerk

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      Helen Stenborg

      Mrs. McCoy

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      Timothy Jenkins

      Billy Cortez

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      Sam Sorbo

      Fox's Assistant

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      Vito D'Ambrosio

      Intercom Man

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      Paul Bates

      Buck

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      Camryn Manheim

      Poe Picketer

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      J.D. Wyatt

      Poe Picketer

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      Eyde Byrde

      Poe Picketer

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      David Lipman

      Poe Picketer

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      George Merritt

      Poe Picketer

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      Kirk Taylor

      Aide

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      F. Murray Abraham

      D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited)

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      Sharmagne Leland-St. John

      Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)

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      Richard Belzer

      Television Producer

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      Terry Farrell

      Party Guest Listening to Aubrey Buffing (uncredited)

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      Geraldo Rivera

      Robert Corso (uncredited)

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      Oliver Dixon

      Lawyer

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Bazzjazz

    3
    Written by Bazzjazz on Sat May 19 2018
    This movie is utter tripe and ruins a great book. It’s such a mess. Avoid at all costs. Edward E.Grant does his overacting routine which is really cringeworthy and bombastic! Avoid!!...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    47000000.00

    Revenue

    15691192.00

    Keywords

    • journalist
    • black people
    • success
    • lovers
    • bad luck
    • broker
    • social satire
    • yellow-journalism
    • stock broker