The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 · 125 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 27,460 VOTES · DIR. Brian De Palma
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 549 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
01:20:43 Well, the firm feels that....
01:22:24 ...with everybody calling my name in that courtroom.
01:23:37 People are demonstrating out front. Black people with basketballs.
01:24:59 Sherman McCoy of Park Avenue and Wall Street...
01:26:28 PETER: Does this mean I'll finally get into your panties?
01:27:55 You're joking.
01:29:16 She's young. She needs young people.
01:30:38 They think it's normal!
01:31:59 PETER: Yes, yes, yes. This story was getting better every day.
01:33:10 Don't forget where your story came from.
01:35:01 Where is my issue?
01:36:36 All I needed was a finish.
01:37:41 If it were my tape?
01:39:42 Maria, you have to help me.
01:40:52 [Yells] You rotten, dishonest bastard!
01:42:23 Bronx County.
01:44:00 Or this apartment, for what you paid for it.
01:45:37 I want the truth to come out and burn every one of them.
01:47:17 Yes.
01:48:29 [Gavel bangs]
01:49:51 [Chaotic yelling]
01:51:44 You insist on testing the will of this court?
01:53:24 Is that justice?
01:55:27 The last anyone saw of him.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed549
Dialogue density4.4 lines / min
First line01:20:43
Final line01:55:27
Production Record
DirectorBrian De Palma
LanguageEnglish
Budget$47,000,000
Revenue$15,691,192
IMDb votes27,460