The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

Product Details: The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

Edition:

DVD . See other editions

MPAA Rating:

R

Release Date:

11/29/2005

UPC:

012569764064

Directed by:

Brian De Palma

Featuring:

Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith. See all cast

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Synopsis: The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

Synopis: Brian De Palma (SCARFACE) directed this lavish adaptation of Tom Wolfe's best-selling satirical novel, featuring Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith, and Bruce Willis. Hanks stars as Sherman McCoy, a distinctly 1980s brand of wealthy Wall Street wizard who takes a mighty fall from his glitzy lifestyle after he and his mistress (Griffith) put a Bronx youth into a coma via a hit-and-run accident. Alcoholic reporter Peter Fallow (Willis) sees the crime as an opportunity for big headlines, and soon Sherman is the target of every political and media group in the city, including an Al Sharpton-style black leader named Rev. Bacon (John Hancock) and a sleazy D.A. (F. Murray Abraham). SEX IN THE CITY babe Kim Catrall costars as Sherman's long-suffering wife, and Morgan Freeman is the judge who tries to reign in this three-ring media circus of a case. Like the decade it parodies, this film is proudly over the top in its lavishness. It's also filled to overflowing with inspired casting, wildly inventive comedy, and the sort of artistically ambitious tracking shots for which its director is renowned.

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User Reviews: Bonfire of the Vanities

1. what a bonfire

   , March 29, 2003
   Reviewer: Exceptfer - See all Exceptfer's reviews

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   I had to give it ****1/2 stars, if for no other reason Melanie Griffith. But primarily because all of the characters were so true-to-life, and life is funnier than fiction, depending of course on your point of view.

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2. Excellent example of racial politics

   , August 29, 2000
   Reviewer: jdwren68 - See all jdwren68's reviews

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   This movie was really dinged by the critics, which I am dissapointed to say, caused me to avoid it in the theatre. When I saw it on HBO I figured out that I had been reading the review of a staunch liberal. It certainly has its flaws which keep it from being great, but it is a *really* good movie because it highlights how people play the race-card in politics shamelessly and bend reality out of shape with propaganda. The media need their villians to sell stories, and boy how race-baiting sells! Innocent victims? No such thing when you're talking about your "greater" social cause. Acting and casting is not that strong here, but it's definately worth watching! ...

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