The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 novel by Tom Wolfe, the author's first after writing non-fiction books including The Right Stuff. Much of the sprawling plot centers on the various parties involved in the trial of a Wall Street trader after a hit and run. It was adapted into a 1990 film.

Connections

 * F. Murray Abraham played Abe Weiss
 * Richard Belzer played a television producer
 * John Bentley played a doorman
 * Morgan Freeman played Judge Leonard White
 * Tom Hanks played Sherman McCoy
 * Alan King played Arthur Ruskin
 * Robert Stephens played Sir Gerald Moore
 * Bruce Willis played Peter Fallow
 * Rita Wilson playeda P.R. woman
 * William Woodson voiced Gene Lopwitz

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