---
title: 'The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brian De Palma'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 126
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bonfire-of-the-vanities-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099165/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

1990 · R · 126 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brian De Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-de-palma)
- **Producer:** [Brian De Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-de-palma)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Cristofer](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-cristofer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dave Grusin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-grusin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilmos-zsigmond)
- **Editor:** [Bill Pankow](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-pankow), [David Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-ray)

## Cast

- [Barton Heyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/barton-heyman)
- [Patrick Malone](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-malone)
- [Richard Libertini](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-libertini)
- [Robert Stephens](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-stephens)
- [Kim Cattrall](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-cattrall)
- [Tom Hanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hanks)
- [Kevin Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-dunn)
- [Rita Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-wilson)
- [Sam Jenkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-jenkins)
- [John Hancock](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hancock)
- [Melanie Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/melanie-griffith)
- [Alan King](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-king)
- [Troy Winbush](https://cinepixo.com/people/troy-winbush)
- [Richard Belzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-belzer)
- [Clifton James](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifton-james)

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