The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) — Screenplay
A Wall Street trader's affair spirals into scandal when his mistress hits a teen, drawing a desperate reporter's scrutiny.
- Written by
- Michael Cristofer, Tom Wolfe
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Length
- 148 pages
This script is a sharp study in tonal pivoting, moving from satirical comedy to tense drama without losing narrative drive. Writers can examine how it layers social critique into personal downfall, and how its cynical dialogue propels a protagonist whose privilege becomes his prison.
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