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The Bonfire of the Vanities(1990)
Status: Released
Date: 1990-12-21
56%
492 Votes
Time: 2h 5m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $47,000,000.00
Revenue: $15,691,192.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Bonfire of the Vanities
Top 10 Billed 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
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