Barbarians at the Gate Movie Review 1993

In the "greed is good" financial climate of the '80s, this movie chronicles the $25 billion battle in 1988 for RJR Nabisco, which at the time was working on developing a "smokeless cigarette." Garner is CEO F. Ross Johnson, who is confident that their "smokeless cigarette" will boost the stock's value--until he gets the test-marketing results. Unwilling to risk the product's failure, Johnson decides to buy the company and is challenged by master dealer Kravis (Pryce). Fascinating social commentary on the nastiest mega-deal in history. Based on the book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 107 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Corporate Shenanigans, Ethics & Morals, Yuppie Nightmares

Screenplay

Larry Gelbart

Cast

James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Riegert, Joanna Cassidy, Fred Dalton Thompson, Leilani Sarelle Ferrer, Matt Clark, Jeffrey DeMunn

Cinematography

Thomas Del Ruth, Nicholas D. Knowland

Director

Glenn Jordan

Music

Richard Gibbs

Producer

Ray Stark, Thomas M. Hammel, HBO Pictures, Rastar Productions, HBO Video