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The Bonfire of the Vanities

After his mistress runs over a young teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight and attracts the interest of a down-and-out reporter.

Director

Brian De Palma

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, romance

Box Office

$15,691,192

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations

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Sherman McCoy

Peter Fallow

Maria Ruskin

Melanie Griffith

Judy McCoy

Jed Kramer

Judge Leonard White

Reverend Bacon

Tom Killian

Albert Fox

Ray Andruitti

Louis Giambalvo

Det. Martin

Det. Goldberg

Mr. McCoy

Arthur Ruskin

Caroline Heftshank

Pollard Browning

Rawlie Thorpe

Ed Rifkin

Richard Libertini

Aubrey Buffing

Annie Lamb

Sir Gerald Moore

Robert Stephens

Evelyn Moore

Marjorie Monaghan

P.R. Woman

Campbell McCoy

Roland Auburn

Henry Lamb

Patrick Y. Malone

Filippo Chirazzi

Emmanuel Xuereb

Sally Rawthrote

Leon Bavardage

Inez Bavardage

Elizabeth Owens

Tony - Doorman

Malachy McCourt

Bill - Doorman

John Eric Bentley

Eddie - Doorman

Bondsman

Bondsman

Bondsman

Bondsman

Bondsman

Marcia Mitzman Gaven

Gene Lopwitz

William Woodson

Pimp

Prostitute

Latino

Roy Milton Davis

Lockwood

Shiek Mahmud-Bey

Court Clerk

Stewart J. Zully

Mrs. McCoy

Billy Cortez

Timothy Jenkins

Fox's Assistant

Intercom Man

Vito D'Ambrosio

Buck

Poe Picketer

Poe Picketer

Poe Picketer

Poe Picketer

Poe Picketer

Aide

Cecil Hayden

The Commandatori

Louis P. Lebherz

Bobby Shalfet

Boris Karlevskov

Anatoli Davydov

Media Jackal

Media Jackal

Media Jackal

Media Jackal

Kimberleigh Aarn

Media Jackal

Walter Flanagan

Media Jackal

Media Jackal

Ernestine Jackson

Media Jackal

Nicholas Levitin

Media Jackal

Media Jackal

Noble Lee Lester

Female Guest

Television Producer

Maid

Butler

Ermal Williamson

Nunnally Voyd

Maitre D'

Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi

French Waiter

Jon Rashad Kamal

Shocked Woman

French Restaurant Patron

French Restaurant Patron

French Restaurant Patron

French Restaurant Patron

Funeral Director

Ruskin Family Member

Manny Leerman

Anchorwoman

Sherri Paysinger

Gospel Singer

Gospel Singer

Barbara Gooding

Gospel Singer

Kathleen Murphy Palmer

Gospel Singer

Gospel Singer

P.R. Assistant

Kathryn Danielle

Diplomat

Diplomat's Wife

Jennifer Bassey

Diplomat's Daughter

Weiss' Aide

Richard Gilbert-Hill

Weiss' Aide

Weiss' Aide

Virginia Morris

Weiss' Aide

Well Wisher

George Plimpton

Well Wisher

Susan Forristal

D.A. Abe Weiss

F. Murray Abraham

Restaurant Manager

John Blyth Barrymore

Crying Midget

Debbie Lee Carrington

Bond Floor Trader

Court Officer

Party Guest Listening to Aubrey Buffing

Waiter in Elevator

Woman in Restaurant

Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Park Avenue Lady

DMV Informant

Newspaper Reporter

Attorney

Photographer

Court Demonstrator

Kariim Ratcliff

Broker

Robert Corso

Courtroom Extra

Ruskin Family Member

Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres

Head Waiter

Trial Attendant

Latino Kid

Clinton H. Wallace

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Peter Fallow Judy Mccoy Sherman Mccoy Maria Ruskin Mr. Mccoy Caroline Heftshank Sir Gerald Moore Tom Killian Reverend Bacon Aubrey Buffing D.a. Abe Weiss Pollard Browning Ray Andruitti Campbell Mccoy Jed Kramer Robert Corso Ed Rifkin Det. Martin

Fallow arriving, area A.
Fallow arriving, area A. Do you copy? - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Fallow arriving, area A. Fallow arriving, area A. Do you cop...

PETER All right all right here we go - The Bonfire of the Vanities

PETER All right all right here we go

And it begins on a rainy night,
a little over a year ago. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

And it begins on a rainy night, a little over a year ago.

PETER Our hero Sherman McCoy was about to make a simple phone call - The Bonfire of the Vanities

PETER Our hero Sherman McCoy was about to make a simple...

Hello Sherman - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Maria, hello. It's me. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Maria, hello. It's me.

Good. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Like the few privileged others
on Wall Street. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Like the few privileged others on Wall Street.

Sherman, where are we? - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Sherman, where are we?

And there it was. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

And there it was.

Sherman Yes Maria - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Sherman Yes Maria

I'm from the South and I don't like this very much - The Bonfire of the Vanities

I'm from the South and I don't like this very much

Look, Maria, there was no need to panic. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Look, Maria, there was no need to panic.

That's what you think - The Bonfire of the Vanities

That's what you think

And there's the ramp back to Manhattan. See? - The Bonfire of the Vanities

And there's the ramp back to Manhattan. See?

What are you doing? - The Bonfire of the Vanities

What are you doing?

Yo. You need some help? - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Yo. You need some help?

Shit! - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Sherman fuck the luggage Let's go have a drink - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Sherman fuck the luggage Let's go have a drink

BACON This is a tragedy - The Bonfire of the Vanities

BACON This is a tragedy

WOMAN Caroline you look beautiful - The Bonfire of the Vanities

WOMAN Caroline you look beautiful

I was at a dinner last evening and halfway through the pudding - The Bonfire of the Vanities

I was at a dinner last evening and halfway through the...

Was he a good student - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Was he a good student

I suppose we could still go to the police We could get a talented lawyer - The Bonfire of the Vanities

I suppose we could still go to the police We could get a...

That's my name My own fucking name - The Bonfire of the Vanities

That's my name My own fucking name

Trace the car Trace the car We don't even have a witness - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Trace the car Trace the car We don't even have a...

Yesterday I was a respected Jewish liberal - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Yesterday I was a respected Jewish liberal

The future knows how to cross a bridge - The Bonfire of the Vanities

The future knows how to cross a bridge

We'll prove to these black motherfuckers - The Bonfire of the Vanities

We'll prove to these black motherfuckers

I understand you went to Yale - The Bonfire of the Vanities

I understand you went to Yale

The wrath of heaven must be at hand - The Bonfire of the Vanities

The wrath of heaven must be at hand

I wanted you to meet Aubrey Buffing - The Bonfire of the Vanities

I wanted you to meet Aubrey Buffing

He's defective You mean he defected - The Bonfire of the Vanities

He's defective You mean he defected

The zone captain will be there And the press - The Bonfire of the Vanities

The zone captain will be there And the press

I made sure I was there that day. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

I made sure I was there that day.

Well excuse me what the hell - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Well excuse me what the hell

Come on! Give us a statement! - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Come on! Give us a statement!

Why'd you hit that kid - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Why'd you hit that kid

Murderer! - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Order! Order! - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Excuse me. Do you know
where I can find a taxi? - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Excuse me. Do you know where I can find a taxi?

- Sherman McCoy.
- Yeah, I know who you are. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

- Sherman McCoy. - Yeah, I know who you are.

I think I owe you an apology. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

I think I owe you an apology.

- You want a hit?
- No, no, thank you. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

- You want a hit? - No, no, thank you.

I think when I was in jail I pissed in my pants. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

I think when I was in jail I pissed in my pants.

Take it easy. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

- What do we want?
- Justice! - The Bonfire of the Vanities

- What do we want? - Justice!

- Hey, it's Sherman! A bravo, everybody!
- Sherman! - The Bonfire of the Vanities

- Hey, it's Sherman! A bravo, everybody! - Sherman!

I'm leaving you - The Bonfire of the Vanities

I'm leaving you

That goes for the rest of you too! - The Bonfire of the Vanities

That goes for the rest of you too!

They'd never been on a plane before!
What do they know? - The Bonfire of the Vanities

They'd never been on a plane before! What do they know?

If you work in a whorehouse there's only one thing to be - The Bonfire of the Vanities

If you work in a whorehouse there's only one thing to...

They're going to sue the hospital - The Bonfire of the Vanities

They're going to sue the hospital

SHERMAN You are incorrigible - The Bonfire of the Vanities

SHERMAN You are incorrigible

Please be seated. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Please be seated.

Ah! - The Bonfire of the Vanities

There's only one thing I can do - The Bonfire of the Vanities

There's only one thing I can do

It was all over - The Bonfire of the Vanities

It was all over

Order in here, goddamn it! Order! - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Order in here, goddamn it! Order!

- Whose tape is this?
- The tape's mine. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

- Whose tape is this? - The tape's mine.

Mr. McCoy... - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Get out of my face. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Get out of my face.

Mr. McCoy, you're free to go. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

Mr. McCoy, you're free to go.

And so, we come to the end of our story. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

And so, we come to the end of our story.

And now, without further ado,
the man of the moment. - The Bonfire of the Vanities

And now, without further ado, the man of the moment.

PETER Sherman who started with so much lost everything - The Bonfire of the Vanities

PETER Sherman who started with so much lost everything

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After his mistress runs over a young teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight and attracts the interest of a down-and-out reporter.

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Director: Brian De Palma

Writer: Michael Cristofer, Tom Wolfe

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Year: 1990

MetaScore: 27/100

ImdbRating: 5.6

BoxOffice: $15,691,192

Released: 21 Dec 1990

Awards: 1 win & 5 nominations

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