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The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
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Synopsis
Brian De Palma
's Hollywood sanitization of Tom Wolfe's scabrous satire stars
Tom Hanks
as Sherman McCoy, the "master of the universe," a shallow Wall Street investor who makes millions while enjoying the good life and the sexual favors of Maria Ruskin (
Melanie Griffith
), a Southern belle golddigger. Sherman and Maria are driving back to Maria's apartment from the airport when Maria takes a wrong turn on the expressway and the two find themselves in the South Bronx. She sees a black youth approaching Sherman's car and Maria, frightened, guns the engine, running over the teenager and killing him. The two drive away and decide not to report the accident to the police. Meanwhile, indigent alcoholic journalist Peter Fallow (
Bruce Willis
), anxious for a story to make good with his editor, comes upon the hit-and-run tale through local black community activist, Reverend Bacon (
John Hancock
). Bacon plans to use the hit-and-run case as a rallying point for the black community, while Fallow recognizes the press coverage inherent in prosecuting the callow Sherman. As Sherman is brought to his knees, the New York community fragments into different factions who use the case to suit their own cynical political purposes. Finally, Sherman is left without any allies to support him except for the sympathetic Judge White (
Morgan Freeman
) and the remorseful Fallow. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Cast
F. Murray Abraham
D.A. Abe Weiss
Beth Broderick
Caroline Heftshank
Kim Cattrall
Judy McCoy
Kevin Dunn
Thomas Killian
Kurt Fuller
Pollard Browning
Louis Giambalvo
Ray Andruitti
Andre Gregory
Aubrey Buffing
Melanie Griffith
Maria Ruskin
Barton Heyman
Detective Martin
Clifton James
Albert Fox
Alan King
Arthur Ruskin
Adam Le Fevre
Rawlie Thorpe
Richard Libertini
Ed Rifkin
Donald Moffat
Mr. McCoy (Sherman's Father)
Norman Parker
Detective Goldberg
Saul Rubinek
Jed Kramer
Bruce Willis
Peter Fallow
Rita Wilson
Public Relations Woman
Morgan Freeman
Judge Leonard White
Tom Hanks
Sherman McCoy
John Hancock
Reverend Bacon
Production Crew
Tom Wolfe
Book Author
Vilmos Zsigmond
Cinematographer
Fred Caruso
Co-producer
Dave Grusin
Composer (Music Score)
Ann Roth
Costume Designer
Brian De Palma
Director
Bill Pankow
Editor
David Ray
Editor
Jon Peters
Executive Producer
Peter Guber
Executive Producer
Brian De Palma
Producer
Richard Sylbert
Production Designer
Michael Cristofer
Screenwriter
Year: 1990
Runtime: 126
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for language
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Produced by
Warner Brothers
Release
December 19, 1990 (USA)
by Warner Brothers
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