Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
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Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis, Kim Cattrall, Saul Rubinek

This adaptation of Tom Wolfe's highly rated novel opens with a stunning five minute tracking shot, and everything that follows is utter rubbish. It tells a story of a cocky yuppie whose world falls apart when he and his mistress have a hit and run accident. This famously disastrous turkey stars Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith and Bruce Willis, all of who are badly miscast.