Barbarians at the Gate with James Garner: DVD Cover
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Barbarians at the Gate Director: Glenn Jordan Cast: James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Riegert, Joanna Cassidy

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  • DVD Release Date: 09/25/2001
  • Original Release: 1993
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 2,607

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Interactive menus; Chapter selections; Cast & crew bios; Multiple language & subtitle selections

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Side #1 --
0. Chapters
1. Main Title/Introduction [4:23]
2. "We're All Winners Here" [4:31]
3. Playing The Deal [4:24]
4. Henry Kravis [4:30]
5. The 3 Rules Of Wall Street [2:17]
6. The Hernia Effect [3:14]
7. Something Up Ross' Sleeve [7:06]
8. The Terms [2:09]
9. Nervous Tension [4:37]
10. The Board Meeting [2:15]
11. The Frenzy Begins [8:37]
12. A Tender Offer [11:51]
13. "Push The Barbarians Back!" [8:50]
14. Ready For Bear [2:03]
15. A Deep Throat [7:48]
16. Getting To The Bottom Of It [2:18]
17. Closing Bell [7:31]
18. Skiing And Crunching [2:42]
19. The Long And Final Day Begins [2:04]
20. $45 Million For 1 Hour [4:33]
21. Endgame [3:29]
22. Epilogue [5:17]

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Editorial Reviews

This TV movie recounts the true-life story of a corporate takeover in the greed-driven 1980s. James Garner is F. Ross Johnson, CEO of RJR-Nabisco. Having just been burned by an expensive failure of a smokeless cigarette product, Johnson doesn't wish to incur the wrath of the stockholders. He begins drawing up plans to buy RJR-Nabisco outright so he'll have no one to answer to but himself. Unfortunately for Johnson, his company is also being coveted by sharkish "buyout king" Henry Kravis (Jonathan Pryce), who turns out to have $25 billion at his beck and call. Barbarians at the Gate was adapted by Larry Gelbart from the book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. Advertised as a "docucomedy," the film premiered March 20, 1993, over the HBO cable service. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Barbarians at the Gateby Anonymous

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September 06, 2007: This movie, based on a true story, chronicles the sale of RJR Nabisco during an era when Mergers and Acquisitions were at an all time high. James Garner, in a brilliant performance, plays F. Ross Johnson, the CEO of RJR Nabisco who wants to take Nabisco private and be its majority owner. The movie does a nice job explaining the financial aspects of a LBO(Leveraged Buyout) on such a basic level that anyone can understand. Throughout the film the storyline flows quickly, although at times certain scenes were a little canned and the satire a bit corny. The backdrop of the movie is loaded with back and forth backstabbing, blatant greed, under the table dealing, and Jonathan Pryce's depiction of Henry Kravis, a Wall Street mover and shaker and corporate raider is outstanding. Of course by no means this work supersedes the book, but nevertheless you may find the effort quite entertaining. Over all, I really enjoyed this movie.

Barbarians at the Gateby Anonymous

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November 02, 2003: This movie tells a good story, but it does not appeal to a wide audience. It is not designed primarily to entertain. Instead, it gives a good overview of corporate takeover fights. So despite the bad acting and poor directing, it's worth seeing for the educational value.


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