Warner Bros. certainly thought so, ploughing $47 million intoThe Bonfire of the Vanities.
Yet the movie turned out to be anything but that.
)The actors answer was categorical:Only because it’s one of the crappiest movies ever made!
Tom Hanks is just the best, right?
He wasnt convincing in the role to say the least.
But the problems with how Hanks played McCoy were far from his fault alone.
In fact,all three lead actors were horribly miscastinThe Bonfire of the Vanities.
Its no wonder that the final result seems more horrifying than amusing.
Perhaps its cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond, would be the sole exception.
The Bonfire of the Vanities is a satirical drama based on Tom Wolfe’s novel. Set in 1980s New York City, it follows a Wall Street investment banker whose life spirals out of control after a hit-and-run accident. The incident is exploited by various opportunists, highlighting racial and social tensions.
I was miscast, Willis admitted, in a 1996Playboyinterview with David Sheff.
Freeman was more blunt about it when he spoke toEntertainment Weeklyin 2001.
I knew that movie wasnt going to work, he said.
I dont think Brian De Palma had a clue.
Its hard to think of a more damning criticism aimed towards a movie by one of its stars.
The incident is exploited by various opportunists, highlighting racial and social tensions.
