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The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
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Financial "Master of the Universe" Sherman McCoy sees his life unravel when his mistress Maria Ruskin hits a black boy with his car... See full summary » Director:Brian De Palma |
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| Bruce Willis | ... | ||
| Melanie Griffith | ... | ||
| Kim Cattrall | ... | ||
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Jed Kramer
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John Hancock | ... |
Reverend Bacon
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Tom Killian
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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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Storyline
Financial "Master of the Universe" Sherman McCoy sees his life unravel when his mistress Maria Ruskin hits a black boy with his car. When yellow journalist Peter Fallow enflames public opinion with a series of distorted tabloid articles on the accident, the case is seized upon by opportunists like Reverend Bacon and mayoral candidate D.A. Abe Weiss. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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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. See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
La hoguera de las vanidades See more »Box Office
Budget:
$47,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$4,216,063 (USA) (21 December 1990)Gross:
$15,691,192 (USA)Company Credits
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Trivia
In the opening tracking shot, when Bruce Willis gets in the elevator, Brian De Palma can be seen, dressed up as a waiter. It was technically impossible for the camera crew and the director to stay off camera in that shot, so De Palma chose to do a cameo there. To be unrecognizable, he shaved off his trademark beard. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: When McCoy gets off the subway, we see he is riding the number 1 train and he gets off at 77th Street station. First of all, the number 1 train runs on the west side of Manhattan, no where near his Park Avenue residence on the east side, and second, there are no 77th Street stops on the number 1 line. See more »Quotes
Peter Fallow: If you're going to live in a whorehouse, there's only one thing you can do: be the best damn whore around.See more »
Connections
Referenced in "Brows Held High: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (#1.11)" (2011) See more »
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