Self-made multimillionaire F. Ross Johnson, CEO of RJR Nabisco, decides to take the tobacco and food conglomerate company private in 1988 after receiving advanced news of the likely market failure of the company's smokeless cigarette called Premier, the development of which had been intended to finally boost the company's stock price.[1]
The free-spending Johnson's bid for the company is opposed by two of the pioneers of the leveraged buyout, Henry Kravis and his cousin. Kravis feels betrayed when, after Johnson initially discusses doing the LBO with Kravis, he takes the potentially enormous deal to another firm, the Shearson Lehman Hutton division of American Express.
Other bidders emerge, including Ted Forstmann and his company, Forstmann Little, after Kravis and Johnson are unable to reconcile their differences. The bidding goes to unprecedented heights, and when executive Charles Hugel becomes aware of how much Johnson stands to profit in a transaction that will put thousands of Nabisco employees out of work, he quips, "Now I know what the 'F' in F. Ross Johnson stands for." The greed is so evident, Kravis's final bid is declared the winner, even though Johnson's was higher.
The title of the book and movie comes from a statement by Forstmann in which he calls Kravis' money "phoney junk bond crap" and how he and his brother are "real people with real money," and that to stop raiders like Kravis: "We need to push the barbarians back from the city gates."
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Barbarians at the Gate is a 1993 American biographical comedy drama television film directed by Glenn Jordan and written by Larry Gelbart based on the 1989 book of the same name by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar The film stars James Garner Jonathan Pryce and Peter Riegert It tells the true story of F Ross Johnson who was the president and CEO of RJR Nabisco Barbarians at the GateDVD coverBased onBarbarians at the Gateby Bryan BurroughJohn HelyarWritten byLarry GelbartDirected byGlenn JordanStarringJames Garner Jonathan Pryce Peter RiegertComposerRichard GibbsCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producersThomas M Hammel Glenn JordanProducerRay StarkCinematographyThomas Del Ruth Nic KnowlandEditorPatrick KennedyProduction companiesRastar Pictures HBO Pictures Columbia Pictures TelevisionReleaseOriginal networkHBOOriginal releaseMarch 20 1993 1993 03 20 Barbarians at the Gate received generally positive reviews from critics The film earned nine nominations at the 45th Primetime Emmy Awards winning one for Outstanding Made for Television Movie It also won Best Miniseries or Television Film and Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for Garner at the 51st Golden Globe Awards Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards and nominations 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditSelf made multimillionaire F Ross Johnson CEO of RJR Nabisco decides to take the tobacco and food conglomerate company private in 1988 after receiving advanced news of the likely market failure of the company s smokeless cigarette called Premier the development of which had been intended to finally boost the company s stock price 1 The free spending Johnson s bid for the company is opposed by two of the pioneers of the leveraged buyout Henry Kravis and his cousin Kravis feels betrayed when after Johnson initially discusses doing the LBO with Kravis he takes the potentially enormous deal to another firm the Shearson Lehman Hutton division of American Express Other bidders emerge including Ted Forstmann and his company Forstmann Little after Kravis and Johnson are unable to reconcile their differences The bidding goes to unprecedented heights and when executive Charles Hugel becomes aware of how much Johnson stands to profit in a transaction that will put thousands of Nabisco employees out of work he quips Now I know what the F in F Ross Johnson stands for The greed is so evident Kravis s final bid is declared the winner even though Johnson s was higher The title of the book and movie comes from a statement by Forstmann in which he calls Kravis money phoney junk bond crap and how he and his brother are real people with real money and that to stop raiders like Kravis We need to push the barbarians back from the city gates Cast EditJames Garner as F Ross Johnson Jonathan Pryce as Henry Kravis Peter Riegert as Peter Cohen Joanna Cassidy as Linda Robinson Fred Dalton Thompson as Jim Robinson Leilani Sarelle as Laurie Johnson Matt Clark as Edward A Horrigan Jr Jeffrey DeMunn as H John Greeniaus David Rasche as Ted Forstmann Tom Aldredge as Charles Hugel Graham Beckel as Don Kelly Peter Dvorsky as George R Roberts Mark Harelik as Peter Atkins Joseph Kell as Nick Forstmann Rita Wilson as Carolyne Roehm Kravis Ron Canada as Vernon JordanAwards and nominations EditYear Award Category Recipient s Result1993 9th TCA Awards Program of the Year Barbarians at the Gate WonOutstanding Achievement in Drama Nominated45th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Made for Television Movie Thomas M Hammel Glenn Jordan Marykay Powell Ray Stark WonOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special James Garner NominatedOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Jonathan Pryce NominatedPeter Riegert NominatedOutstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special Glenn Jordan NominatedOutstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Miniseries or a Special Larry Gelbart NominatedOutstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special Michael Armani Jan K Bergstrom Karen O Hara Linda Pearl NominatedOutstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Special Patrick Kennedy NominatedOutstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Special Jacob Goldstein Tim Philben Ken S Polk James A Williams Nominated9th Artios Awards Best Casting for Movie of the Week Marsha Kleinman Nominated1994 16th CableACE Awards Best Movie or Miniseries Larry Gelbart Thomas M Hammel Glenn Jordan Marykay Powell Ray Stark NominatedBest Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries Jonathan Pryce NominatedBest Directing for a Movie or Miniseries Glenn Jordan NominatedBest Writing for a Movie or Miniseries Larry Gelbart WonBest Art Direction in a Dramatic Special or Series Theatrical Special Movie or Miniseries Linda Pearl Won51st Golden Globe Awards Best Miniseries or Television Film Barbarians at the Gate WonBest Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film James Garner WonBest Supporting Actor in a Series Miniseries or Television Film Jonathan Pryce Nominated46th Writers Guild of America Awards Adapted Long Form Television Larry Gelbart Won44th ACE Eddie Awards Best Edited Motion Picture for Non Commercial Television Patrick Kennedy NominatedReferences Edit Those Good Old Takeover Days The New York Times March 18 1993 External links EditBarbarians at the Gate at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbarians at the Gate film amp oldid 1163929369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
