Barbarians at the Gate
by Glenn Jordan
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Actor: Fred Dalton Thompson, James Garner, Joanna Cassidy, Jonathan Pryce, Peter RiegertDirector: Glenn Jordan
Brand: HBO HOME VIDEO
Producer: Jeffrey Downer
Producer: Marykay Powell
Producer: Ray Stark
Producer: Thomas M. Hammel
Writer: Bryan Burrough
Writer: John Helyar
Writer: Larry Gelbart
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-09-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Hbo Home Video
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- The 80's. It was a time when everybody was doing the big bucks, but f. Ross Johnson, CEO of R.J. R. Nabisco has every intention of making a fortune. When Johnson (James Garner) decides to buy out the Nabisco shareholders and take over his company, no one is prepared for what hits the fan. Johnson is introduced to the master of the leveraged buyout, Henry Kravis (Johnathon Pryce) but, afraid of lo
Movie Reviews of Barbarians at the Gate
Movie Review: If you thought the movie was good ...
Summary: 4 Stars
If you thought the movie was good, you should read the book. It is far better. While the movie certainly held my attention from start to finish, I can't help but feel that only those who had read the book and know the story would have really appreciated the movie and the events that took place that time. It seems so long ago. But it's still a great case study. KKR still lives!
Summary of Barbarians at the Gate
WHEN THE CEO OF NABISCO DECIDES TO BUY OUT THE SHAREHOLDERS AND TAKE OVER THE COMPANY, NO ONE IS PREPARED FOR WHAT HITS THE FAN IN THIS COMEDY ABOUT BIG BUSINESS AND BIG BUCKS.This HBO original comedy, adapted by Larry Gelbart (Tootsie) from the book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, concerns one of the most compelling tales of corporate buyout madness in the go-go 1980s. James Garner plays F. Ross Johnson, CEO of RJR Nabisco. Following failed and expensive efforts to sell a smokeless cigarette to the public, Johnson decides that he's had enough of navigating around the wrath of the company's stockholders. Drawing up plans to buy RJR Nabisco outright, he soon finds himself outmatched (though still determined) in a race for the prize with takeover king Henry Kravis (Jonathan Pryce). The ensuing battle is both bitterly funny and full of acid-tinged insights into the '80s greed that changed corporate America forever. Besides Gelbart's great script and Glenn Jordan's competent direction, the star of this exciting film is Garner, who is absolutely wonderful as the gracious Johnson. --Tom Keogh
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