The Bonfire of the Vanities

New York bond dealer Tom Hanks is left reeling after he and his mistress are involved in a hit-and-run accident, which a struggling journalist latches onto as the story which could save his career. It's not long before the arrogant investor's affluent life begins crumbling around him thanks to all the publicity - and few people are sorry to see his downfall. Brian De Palma's lavish adaptation of Tom Wolfe's best-selling satirical novel is sadly misjudged, and fails to do justice to the source material. Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis, Kim Cattrall, F Murray Abraham and Morgan Freeman also star