The Bonfire of the Vanities (film)

The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brian De Palma
Screenplay by	Michael Cristofer
Based on	The Bonfire of the Vanities; by Tom Wolfe
Produced by	Brian De Palma
Starring	Tom Hanks; Bruce Willis; Melanie Griffith; Morgan Freeman;
Cinematography	Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by	Bill Pankow; David Ray
Music by	Dave Grusin
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	December 21, 1990;
Running time	126 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$47 million
Box office	$15.6 million

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 American satirical black comedy film directed and produced by Brian De Palma and starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Cattrall, and Morgan Freeman. The screenplay, written by Michael Cristofer, was adapted from the bestselling 1987 novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe.

The film was panned by critics and underperformed at the box office, grossing just $15.6 million against its $47 million budget.^[2] The controversies surrounding the film were detailed in the 1991 book The Devil's Candy: The Bonfire of the Vanities Goes to Hollywood, by Julie Salamon.

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