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The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities - 1990 5.6

Take one Wall Street tycoon, his Fifth Avenue mistress, a reporter hungry for fame, and make the wrong turn in The Bronx...then sit back and watch the sparks fly.

Overview:

After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage.
Status: Released
Release: 1990-12-21
Runtime: 125 minutes
Ratings: 5.6
Vote Counts: 506
Budget: 47000000 $
Revenue: 15691192 $
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