The entertainment industry deals in the kind of corporate bidding that often upends and relocates our favorite movies and shows in the blink of an eye. Released in 1993, "Barbarians at the Gate" is an adaptation of the book of the same name (published in 1989) that stars James Garner as F. Ross Johnson, the former president and CEO of RJR Nabisco. When Johnson decides to take the company private in 1988, the executive finds himself caught in a whirlwind of aggressive corporate maneuvering — a debacle fueled by vengeance on the part of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR).
Author: staff@bgr.com (Michael Bizzaco)
Published at: 2026-01-17 20:17:00
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