The Bonfire of the Vanities (film)
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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.
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Directed by | Brian De Palma |
Screenplay by | Michael Cristofer |
Based on | The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe |
Produced by | Brian De Palma |
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Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond |
Edited by | Bill Pankow David Ray |
Music by | Dave Grusin |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $47 million[1] |
Box office | $15.6 million[1] |
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The film received very negative reviews from critics and underperformed at the box-office, grossing just $15 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.