

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.”
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 Cast

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
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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