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The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
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The 1980s were wearing thin when Tom Wolfe delivered this biting commentary about the shallowness of an investment banker in a messed-up place called ...(read more...)
New York City. Sherman McCoy knows how to make a lot of money. But that's about it. He is oblivious to his wife, his daughter, even his mistress, and shows little interest even in the deeper machinations of business. His focus is on the surface, and when he makes a mistake, it seems that all the dark forces he was so ignorant about circle like a pack of wolves. As usual, Wolfe writes ferociously, showing no favorites among the rich, the poor, the black,or the white and painting each with at least one absurd stroke. The novel is both hilarious and telling, delivered in a distinctive voice by Wolfe, one of our top stylists.
Director:
Brian DePalma
MPAA: R
Running Time: 125 min.
Release Date: Dec 21, 1990
Cast:
Tom Hanks,
Bruce Willis,
Melanie Griffith,
Don McManus
Ratings
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(2220)
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Not rated.
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