The Bonfire of the Vanities

Brian De Palma
1990-12-21

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.
5.554
125 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Tom Hanks Sherman McCoy Goutbreak
Bruce Willis Peter Fallow Unowned
Melanie Griffith Maria Ruskin Unowned
Kim Cattrall Judy McCoy Unowned
Saul Rubinek Jed Kramer Unowned
Morgan Freeman Judge Leonard White Calvin and Nobbs
John Hancock Reverend Bacon Unowned
Kevin Dunn Tom Killian Unowned
Clifton James Albert Fox Unowned
Louis Giambalvo Ray Andruitti Unowned
Barton Heyman Det. Martin Unowned
Norman Parker Det. Goldberg Unowned
Donald Moffat Mr. McCoy Unowned
Alan King Arthur Ruskin Unowned
Beth Broderick Caroline Heftshank Unowned
Kurt Fuller Pollard Browning Unowned
Adam LeFevre Rawlie Thorpe Unowned
Richard Libertini Ed Rifkin Unowned
Andre Gregory Aubrey Buffing Unowned
Mary Alice Annie Lamb Unowned
Robert Stephens Sir Gerald Moore Unowned
Marjorie Monaghan Evelyn Moore Unowned
Rita Wilson P.R. Woman Unowned
Kirsten Dunst Campbell McCoy The Free Refills
Troy Winbush Roland Auburn Unowned
Patrick Malone Henry Lamb Unowned
Emmanuel Xuereb Filippo Chirazzi Unowned
Scotty Bloch Sally Rawthrote Unowned
Hansford Rowe Leon Bavardage Unowned
Elizabeth Owens Inez Bavardage Unowned
Malachy McCourt Tony - Doorman Unowned
John Eric Bentley Bill - Doorman Unowned
William Clark Eddie - Doorman Unowned
Jeff Brooks Bondsman Unowned
Brennan McKay Bondsman Unowned
Don McManus Bondsman Unowned
James Lally Bondsman Unowned
Marcia Mitzman Gaven Bondsman Unowned
William Woodson Gene Lopwitz (voice) Unowned
Nelson Vasquez Pimp Unowned
Fanni Green Prostitute Unowned
Roy Milton Davis Latino Unowned
Shiek Mahmud-Bey Lockwood Unowned
Stewart J. Zully Court Clerk Unowned
Helen Stenborg Mrs. McCoy Unowned
Timothy Jenkins Billy Cortez Unowned
Sam Sorbo Fox's Assistant Unowned
Vito D'Ambrosio Intercom Man Unowned
Paul Bates Buck Unowned
Camryn Manheim Poe Picketer Unowned
J.D. Wyatt Poe Picketer Unowned
Eyde Byrde Poe Picketer Unowned
David Lipman Poe Picketer Unowned
George Merritt Poe Picketer Unowned
Kirk Taylor Aide Unowned
F. Murray Abraham D.A. Abe Weiss (uncredited) Unowned
Sharmagne Leland-St. John Woman in Restaurant (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Belzer Television Producer Unowned
Terry Farrell Party Guest Listening to Aubrey Buffing (uncredited) Unowned
Geraldo Rivera Robert Corso (uncredited) Unowned
Oliver Dixon Lawyer Unowned