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6 pages in length. Analyzes the movie about the real-life RJR Nabisco takeover and CEO Ross Johnson’s attempt at leveraged buyout. The chosen subject was one of the most outstanding choices available in history of the corporate buyout. The film uses humor and tension to describe this thoroughly captivating segment of financial history, and tells it from the viewpoint of the chief executive officer of Nabisco, F. Ross Johnson. Discussion includes explanation of profitability ratios, asset utilization ratios and liquidity ratios. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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vision no further than that of lining his own pockets with as much money as he possibly could. With James Garner in the starring role as F. Ross Johnson,
chief executive officer of RJR Nabisco, we know from the beginning that the viewpoint is going to be biased. Moreover, the chosen subject was one of the most outstanding
choices available in history of the corporate buyout. This made-for-HBO movie, Barbarians at the Gate, is based on the RJR Nabisco buyout in
nineteen eighty-eight and is based on the best-selling book of the same name. The film uses humor and tension to describe this thoroughly captivating segment of financial history, and
tells it from the viewpoint of the chief executive officer of Nabisco, F. Ross Johnson. We watch as the firm of Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts, the master of the leveraged
buyout and the team of RJR Nabisco executives with Shearson Lehman Hutton, an investment firm, battle it out for supremacy of the most lucrative business on Wall Street (Castro, PG).
The movie is fascinating in its portrayal of Johnson, who many describe as a man "who devoted his life to shaking things up" (Greenwald PG). The film reveals the
ethics or lack thereof, surrounding the mystique of Wall Street. Although takeovers are not in themselves unethical, the methods behind them sometimes are. By taking some action privately
in order to risk losing money, inside trading becomes more often than not the norm for transactions such as the Nabisco buyout (Cheney 40). The financial methods utilized in
any buyout can be fascinating, and this film serves to enlighten the public on what actually goes on behind the scenes in such a situation. A closer examination of
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