The Bonfire of the Vanities (movie)
The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 American drama movie. It is based on the novel Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe. Tom Hanks plays Sherman McCoy, Bruce Willis plays Peter Fallow, Kim Cattrall plays Judy McCoy, Melanie Griffith plays Maria Ruskin, Morgan Freeman plays Judge Leonard White. The movie is based on the novel of the same name and is focused on corporate greed, vanity and lust during the late 1980s in New York City. This movie was given substandard reviews by the movie critics; it was a huge box office bomb.
| The Bonfire of the Vanities | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Brian De Palma |
| Produced by | Brian De Palma |
| Screenplay by | Michael Cristofer |
| Based on | The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Dave Grusin |
| Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond |
| Edited by | Bill Pankow David Ray |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $47 million |
| Box office | $15.6 million |
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Sherman McCoy
- Bruce Willis as Peter Fallow
- Melanie Griffith as Maria Ruskin
- Morgan Freeman as Judge Leonard White
- Kim Cattrall as Judy McCoy
- Saul Rubinek as Jed Kramer
- Alan King as Arthur Ruskin
- John Hancock as Reverend Bacon
- Kevin Dunn as Tom Killian
- Donald Moffat as Mr. McCoy
- Barton Heyman as Detective Martin
- Norman Parker as Detective Goldberg
- Louis Giambalvo as Ray Andruitti
- Mary Alice as Annie Lamb
- Kurt Fuller as Pollard Browning
- Robert Stephens as Sir Gerald Moore
- Richard Libertini as Ed Rifkin
- Andre Gregory as Aubrey Buffing
- Clifton James as Albert Fox
- Beth Broderick as Caroline Heftshank
- Adam LeFevre as Rawlie Thorpe
- Kirsten Dunst as Campbell McCoy
- Geraldo Rivera as Robert Corso
- F. Murray Abraham (uncredited) as D.A. Abe Weiss
- Rita Wilson as P.R. Woman