The Bonfire of the Vanities

)Y( Rev.04/18/90(Cherry) Rev.04/25/90(Tan) Rev.04/26/90(White) Rev.05/08/90(Pink) Rev.05/10/90(Blue) Rev.05/18/90(Yellow) Rev.05/25/90(Green) Rev.06/11/90(Gold) Rev.06/12/90(Buff) Rev.07/09/90(Salmon) Rev.07/12/90(Cherry) Rev.07/19/90(Tan) BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES Screenplay by Michael Cristofer Based on the book by Tom Wolfe THIRD DRAFT April 2, 1990 WARNER BROS. INC.� 1990 4000 Warner BoulevardWARNER BROS. INC. Burbank, California 91522All Rights Reserved )T(Rev. 5/25/90* BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES FADE IN: 1EXT. MANHATTAN SKYLINE - NIGHT1 MOVING IN FAST MOTION -- a kaleidoscopic jewel box -- glittering, shining and speeding PAST our eyes. 2ANGLE2 MOVING south TO north FROM the Battery and the World Trade Center, streets and buildings FLIPPING PAST like black diamonds spilling INTO our peripheral vision and DISAPPEARING as we SPEED uptown TOWARD... 3FIFTH AVENUE - NIGHT3 Cars and people caught in the same frantic ballet of shining lights as we RACE UP the avenue, and the voice of Peter Fallow speaks to us... PETER (V.O.) Yes. We're getting closer. Can you feel it. Can you see it? The heat. The brilliance. Moving fast into the heart of it. Buzz. Buzz. Can you feel the buzz? The city is pulling you in. The city of light. The city of diabolical promise. The city of answered prayers. 4OMITTED4 thruthru 1111 A11AEXT. STREET - LIMOUSINE - NIGHTA11A pulls up to the World Financial Center and drives into the lower garage. A11BINT. LOADING AREA - LIMOUSINE - NIGHTA11B pulls up.