The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

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.

• Comedy
• Drama

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.

Rating

5.6 / 10 (560 votes)

Release date

December 21, 1990

Runtime

2h 05m

Language

English

Director

Brian De Palma

Status

Released