Hilarious lead in- “when an airliner crashes...” 🤣

The way he closes his eyes and lowers his head when he hears the name of the movie, hilarious.

I love this film. The mom explaining to her daughter about how Sherman's job is like taking people's cake crumbs is priceless.

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

Жыл бұрын

It really isn't an awful movie. It wanders a bit, and could use less of Bruce Willis' character (in fact his story is utterly unnecessary author wish-fulfillment), but as a political commentary on late 80's America it's actually a good story- especially with the way our world has evolved since with Wokeness taking over the media and government.

@MacIntoshMann

5 ай бұрын

That whole scene is done much better in the book. I think the dialogue is lifted verbatim in a couple of places, but it goes on longer and gets thornier and more openly hostile on the page.

I truly can't tell whether he's bored or emotionally upset.

@Hack_The_Planet_

2 жыл бұрын

Im wrestling with the same thing lol

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

Жыл бұрын

This is the least helpful I've seen him be in an interview. He's usually very articulate and friendly. His final analysis is ok, but ultimately doesn't tell us really what **he** thought was wrong with the movie.

@soundscapefusions3101

Жыл бұрын

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Yea it is kind of strange he seems to distant himself from the movie ,and leaves the viewer to decide for him or her self on this comedy noir.

@danalexander2149

Жыл бұрын

He isn’t bored. He’s trying to think of a way to answer honestly where he won’t lose work/money as a result of his honesty.

@soundscapefusions3101

Жыл бұрын

@@danalexander2149 True

I never knew that this movie tanked. I must admit that I did not see it immediately after it came out, but that is nothing unusual for me. But I am a movie lover in general. I THOUGHT THIS MOVIE WAS WONDERFUL!!! Maybe it is the fact that for almost two years I lived in New York City, and even in that short time I became familiar with many "special interest groups" that influence that city.

Screw this, I still love this movie and especially Morgan Freemans monologue at the end.

I thought this was a great movie. Not one single character was worth rooting for - showing the corrupt side of everyone. Even after the great 'grandmother' speech by the Judge (Freeman) at the end, people listened, and at the end they showed how 'decent behavior' goes in one ear, rattles around a bit, then leaves out the other leaving no lasting affect upon them.

@michaelbanaszak7775

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, the crowd went back to their moblike behavior after the Judge's great speech!

I like the movie very much. It was different from the book, but movies can’t have the pace of novel. I think the well known production problems influenced the way the movie was panned when it came out. But obviously there were enough decent scenes to edit into a proper flick. Morgan Freeman is a top professional who as a participant in the production mess will always have that special behind the scenes perspective that the rest of us don’t. He clearly sees it as a job he would like to forget.

Where is this clip from?

Freeman was not prepared for that movie he was preparing a Shakespeare play at the same time and did not know his line on the set of Bonfire which pissed of a lot of people including De palma (he asked 700 K for that role and 2 weeks of work)

Morgan Freeman, according to the Salomon book - you demanded a huge amount of money for Bonfire and you didn’t bother to learn your lines

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

Жыл бұрын

Freeman didn't learn his lines or one of the other actors?

From what I understand, Morgan Freeman tends to get very emotional when discussing "The Bonfire of the Vanities," and it seems rather clear that every individual associated with the project completely disowns it. In fact, I believe Bruce Willis said outright that he regrets doing the film, and judging from the performance of Tom Hanks, he never felt comfortable with the project to begin with. Wow, you would expect an adaptation of a masterful novel to be great and enjoyable--this one sank to the bottom almost immediately!

@SuperRod88

7 жыл бұрын

And that's what I don't understand, specially the part of getting emotional when discussing since the movie wasn't that bad; he was actually good in it, and the paycheck he got was his first biggest in the 1990's - a huge fight with the sutdio but he got it. Lots of mistakes were made but it wasn't the end of the world for anyone involved. He should get emotional while talking about that movie he did with John Cusack in 2006. That was a lot worse.

@adamzanzie

5 жыл бұрын

@Matthew Alexander Lemma: Actually, not everyone disowns the movie. Brian De Palma typically defends it in interviews and insists that people would enjoy it more as long as they don’t read the book. Co-producer Fred Caruso is proud of the movie as well.

@Myndir

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamzanzie I saw it before I read the book. It was pretty good. I then read the book, which is brilliant, but didn't spoil the film for me.

@thinkingallowed7042

6 ай бұрын

Time for a remake then.

where is this from?

This is one of my favorite movies. I’ve loved it since I was 11/12. And it is a truly truly awful movie. Terribly miscast because of Hollywood studio overreach. Forcing DePalma to hire Bruce Willis as a journalist because of the success of Die Hard. His character was British in the book. Trying to make Sherman McCoy a sympathetic character because having Tom Hanks play a villain would be detrimental to his public image. His character was a total dick in the book. Having Morgan Freeman be the judge, because the studio wanted to avoid any collateral damage with the movie’s racial politics. His character was Jewish in the book. All these things and many others (Melanie Griffith with that awful Southern drawl) contributed to the shitshow that this is. But goddamn, I FUCKING LOVE this movie. Murray F Abraham is the lone standout for me.

@Bebubbedy

2 жыл бұрын

For all the reasons you stated, it was awful

@chrispotvin4129

2 жыл бұрын

The book was worlds better than the movie, and if you haven't read the book, you will miss a lot of the nuance to the story. I still think of the movie as a decent "Coles Notes" and a good watch, but there are so many more lessons to be had in the book.

@Stillgotthatsomething

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrispotvin4129 oh yeah. I love the book. I read it at least once a year; when I wanna read but don’t know what, I’ll grab this book or A Confederacy of Dunces. If you haven’t read that book - check it out. Beyond hilarious.

@soundscapefusions3101

Жыл бұрын

Stop comparing it to the book ,and selection of actors suitable or unsuitable and pick up on the main thrust, theme,storyline, of the book which is even more relevant to today and ahead of its time.

@commanderkeen3787

Жыл бұрын

The Judge in the novel is based on real life Judge Burton Roberts, and he's the only sensible character in the novel. Roberts auditioned to play himself in the film and he was said to be brilliant. But De Palma and the studio eventually decided on Freeman. The film is a complete mess. The weirdest thing is, everyone who worked on this film had the ability to be brilliant - Hanks, Freeman, Griffith, Willis, De Palma. But a bad script, poor casting and a perfect storm of errors really sank this film and everyone with it

He doesn't want to talk about it. I have never seen the film. I will now.

Where is this interview from? :D

I liked the movie. Morgan Freeman was awesome.

He's adorable when coy.

hanks wasnt the #1 start on the planet, he was big but he wouldnt win an oscar till 94.

Ouch...

The movie is actually pretty good.

Morgan Freeman wasn't even supposed to be in it. The judge in the book is white; necessary for the conflict. They had Alan Arkin signed up for the role, but 'They' wanted a bigger box-office name. Paid off Arkin, in comes Freeman at £650k. If you're really interested in this movie, I'd highly recommend the book 'The Devil's Candy' covering the entire production.

I love that movie - it’s one of the funniest I’ve ever seen

Well he sure cashed his check.

Can't understand Freeman's denunciation of this film. The Bonfire of the Vanities is one of the greatest films ever made.

@7harrylime

3 күн бұрын

You serious, Clark?

The reason he seems weird is because the background music makes it seem like he should be doing something...i.e. the music doesn't match the interview.

Morgan Freeman stated in an interview on Jimmy Kimmel that he has NEVER seen this movie!

@thevoid99

8 жыл бұрын

+Khoa Nguyen well, i can understand why he's lying. i would deny it too. it was so bad.

That's weird but I thought this was a great film and Tom thanks going from rich hero to zero and doing jail time almost very watchable.

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

Жыл бұрын

He didn't do jail time. He was held for a few hours or overnight at longest. He was acquitted.

@soundscapefusions3101

Жыл бұрын

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 He was not to know he would be released,he had gone from top cat to in a short time being locked up in the company of a load of other men and no freedom,I don't know about you but that's my worst nightmare,there's a lot worse films out there and this ain't one of them a comic satire piece on modern life,and still relevant.

what did freeman say

@grungepants

3 жыл бұрын

"Going in practically"

Ridiculous, this is a great movie.

@douggriggs1499

8 жыл бұрын

+Joseph Lange : I agree completely with you, Joseph.

Great movie!This interview is nonsense

Nobody starts out to make a bad movie do they? MORGAN: (thinking no shit sherlock) no.

There is a lot of people saying this is a great film in the comments, which is fascinating to me, cause I’ve always heard it listed among the worst.

That movie really was a let down. When a book is SO good, very often the play or movie suffers in comparison. Could ANY version of bonfire really compared to reading Wolfe's work? Could any version of "even cowgirls get the blues" compare to Tom Robbins? Could ANY movie version of a Tom Robbins book work? Could Jitterbug perfume ever really translate to film? There is the cerebral, then there is the visual. The cerebral often, if not always, wins. "Books are our friends"- Sarah Vowell

i just saw it recently and.... yeah, that was a bad movie. it wasn't sure what it wanted to be while it had too many characters in the film that weren't just unlikeable but you had no real reason to care for them. at the same time, there was a lot of things that went wrong as tom hanks was definitely miscast though the scene where he goes nuts and blasts a shotgun on everyone was a good scene. it was just that it never really gelled as a film and i can understand why many don't speak very fondly of it.

If I had to vote for the worst movie adaptation of a great book, I couldn't decide between this disaster and the first Dune.

Bonfire of the Vanities is a great film and an even better novel. The problem with the story (and therefore the film) is that it held up a mirror to too many groups in society.

I'm glad Morgan feels bad about this film. It truly is an abomination.

De Palma was out of his depth - it needed a Scorsese, a Sydney Lumet or a Kubrick at the helm. De Palma has made some brilliant movies, but he's not a political/ intellectual director. For the most part he's the maker of over-the-top garish thrillers and horror movies. Like Sherman - De Palma wandered from his comfort zone and landed in a shitstorm.

@felipesigne901

3 жыл бұрын

"not a political/intellectual director"? ahah mission to mars was pretty intellectual to me! Seriously, not political? Even in a fantasy like Fury he can't help but putting some pro palestinian stuff in it! Not mentioning the early counter culture newyork film (dionysos in 69, hi mom, and so on), you have Casualties of war or Redacted... I haven't seen Bonfire in 30 years, and it seems it's not a good adaptation, but i'm not sure Tom Wolffe is so beyond Depalma head. On the other hand i think many people doesn't get that "over-the-top" may just be something like baroque or satire, and very consciously making points in esthetics (scarface, body double...the untouchables). Putting LUmet,Scorsese and Kubrick in the same sentence seems a bit absurd too!

@kdscool1536

2 жыл бұрын

That's not true at all. Some of his best films were political and intellectual.

total mess mis casting.....