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The Bonfire of the Vanities
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Product Description
Amazon.com
Handle with care--this one's a bomb! Director Brian De Palma seemed an unlikely choice to transfer Tom Wolfe's mammoth bestseller-- a vibrantly satiric story about race, politics, and greed in 1980s New York--to the screen. In this case, the first impression was correct. Made with a tin ear to everything that made the book so real, the movie gets it wrong every time, starting with casting Tom Hanks in the central role (which, as anyone with brains knew, should have been played by William Hurt). Move along to the choice of Bruce Willis for the sneaky British tabloid journalist and, well, need I say more? As stylish as any De Palma film, this story of a Wall Street broker whose extramarital shenanigans trigger a racial incident that becomes front-page news gets no help from Michael Cristofer's tone-deaf script. After watching it, read Julie Salomon's behind-the-scenes book about its making, The Devil's Candy, which is much more entertaining. --Marshall Fine
Product Description
Tom wolfes hilariously observant bestseller about the go-go 80s centers on a wall street tycoon whose hit-and-run accident ignites a citywide conflict. Subtitles in engish and french. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/01/2004 Starring: Tom Hanks Melanie Griffith Run time: 125 minutes Rating: R Director: Brian De Palma
Reviews
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Contemporary Yet Today (2009-04-03)
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I caught this film on cable just now (3/31/09) and sat through it again after not having seen it and read the book since close to when they each came out many years ago. Against the backdrops of the... (More)
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As Good As New (2008-12-27)
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Orson Welles felt the only point in making a movie out of existing material is to make something completely different out of it, and DePalma sure knows how to make it his own! (More)
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Prophetic Social Commentary (2008-12-03)
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Watch it now as Wall Street falls apart under the weight of poorly structured derivatives. It takes on an eerie immediacy. Deja vu, all over again. (More)
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Movie Ranking
| Group |
Average Grade |
Grade Rank |
Average Price |
Price Rank |
| Drama |
Rooster |
138 |
$6.52 |
15 |
| Classic Drama |
Rooster |
53 |
$6.05 |
3 |
| Warner |
Rooster |
96 |
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The Bonfire of the Vanities is 138th among 178 in the Drama ranking. It is 53th among 83 Classic Drama. The average price of Classic Drama is $6.05 and this movie is 3rd in price. It is 15th in Drama at $6.52. It is the 96th ranked movie among 120 in the Warner brand.
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