It's currently 4:15 AM and I have to say I couldn't be happier. Saw this comment around 2:00 and this was the best choice I have made in a long time :)
@Meat Free Yes. I watched all Rockford files & other movies & his last one I believe, The Greatest Gift. A bad hearted person can't put up, fake such performance. I can say, yes, I knew him.
James Garner was always one of my favorite actors, from the days of Maverick, and The Rockford Files he was always a winner... For a 1992/93 movie the color and clarity was excellent.
There is an interview on youtube where his daughter gives him a rave review saying he was an excellent father and that she never knew of her father ever being unfaithful to her mother.
@Snaggle Toothed The Skin Game is still a very good movie. I don't think you meant that politics changes the quality of a film, but that's what the semantics of your sentence said. Just like "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn" are outrageously politically incorrect today...they are still great literature. Admire your comments from other videos, btw...
Had to watch this for a Marketing class in college, it's actually one of the funniest movies I've seen in a while. The actor for Ross Johnson is awesome.
I love this movie from the the first moment i saw it! Just so perfect and talking like the people I know. We have this company on OST street here in Houston and I remember this movie everytime I passed by it. I would give the world to work for Mr. Ross, what a man.
Extraordinary. The snappiest, brightest dialogue than any other movie made since, say, 1940. Garner is perfect. Highly entertaining - about something that would otherwise bore the ass off me, In fact, as Garner's character might say, I'd have to borrow another ass. Much thanks for the upload. Bright, charming movie. Very very watchable.
It has been years since I saw this, since maybe a couple of years following its release. My job at the time this was new was at a place where the manager kept the lobby tv on HBO all the time. As I watched this today I was surprised how much of the dialog stuck with me. For years I have used expressions I picked up from this movie and had forgotten where I'd heard them. "Skiing down Mt. Bullshit", "It's like smoking blackboard chalk", "Prick probably hates cookies, too", and several more. And having watched several dozen hours of Watergate hearings on TH-cam a couple of years ago it was amusing to see Fred Thompson walking around in a Superman outfit the first time he's seen in this.
Barbarians at the Gate (1993), TV biography comedy drama, 107 min, IMDb ratings: 7,3/10, The president of a major tobacco company decides to buy the company himself, but a bidding war ensues as other companies make their own offers. Director: Glenn Jordan Writers: Bryan Burrough (book), John Helyar (book), Stars: James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Thanks for uploading.
James was actually known as the working man's actor, as one of your everyday average kind of person, a real down to earth kind of man who truly did love people... He passed away from a heart attack in his home on July 20, 2014 Saturday at age 86. RIP Mr. James Garner.
Thank you so much for posting this! I've been looking for this everywhere. I'm in the middle of trying to start my own factory as well so this is good viewing!
you´re right. the board did go along after the CEO promised them a bunch of private jets and ski lodges as a bonus. Henry Kravis and his partners tried to get the share holders a much better deal by raising less cash from the junk bond markets.
I remember this ,didn’t know anything about the behind the scenes or the dynamics,fascinating how corporate management works, the clash of egos,the manipulation of high finance and how it all came down to personalities....
One of my absolute wave films - the story, the great acting... I've read the book too but the film is more dynamic and focused (while the book tends to go on tangents).
Mr. Garner was a great man in life or in shows. We use to drive by the RJN building here in Houston and wonder about those people there future, but the movie was ground breaking
the cameo appearances of the car window washer the taxi driver with dreads and the cleaner gave this movie a very understated social perspective on Kravis getting paid 45 million to wait another hour and the street dwellers scrounging for a dime very clever very subtle
very interesting the way they conveyed ideas from the book in a very quick manner. i am impressed but also wish the movie was a little longer so they could build up the tension of the final bidding war more.
Awesome insight into this blokes world and the movie was made watchable by James Garner a screen legend RIP but leilani Sarrelle who played his wife displayed the worse quality of acting I"ve ever seen , almost as if she was reading of a teleprompter, they should of got a known really talented actress to play opposite him but still a good movie and thanks for sharing.
they some great funny lines in this movie . epic . this a movie for your ass . ! thanks up loader been wanting to watch this for long time . ty again .!
Yeah, the sneer at American technology and the reference to the Japanese eating our lunch was worked into every movie from 88 through about 94. Anything Hollywood could do to demoralize actual Americans, they did. Five years later, American tech companies ruled. Unfortunately, 22 years after that, they rule us.
21:41 "We come up with a cigarette that tastes like shit and smells like a fart?! We got ourselves a real winner here!" 1:20:40 "I'm standing in a shit storm and nobody on this team has got a goddamn umbrella!"
I plan on watching the complete movie. But it's nice to see some good research for the movie, as Winnipeg, until the late 1970's, had two daily newspapers; the Winnipeg Tribune with the lower circulation and, no longer in business, was the morning paper and the Winnipeg Free Press, still in business, was the afternoon paper.
I don't normally watch ANYTHING from HBO (it's mostly sentimental crap) but this was HUGELY ENTERTAINING. It was amusing in its idiocy of how a bidding war for a huge company actually becomes comical with no-one really knowing what's going on but still throwing billions of dollars of theoretical money around like confetti
Interesting how they positioned this as almost a parody of the 1980s Wall Street culture. Very reminiscent of the film adaptation of Bonfire of the Vanities. Would have been interesting to see a Margin Call style take on this story...
Thanks for the movie..I just subscribed..I am moving to the Philippines in a couple of months..I wonder if I will be able to watch utube on a smart TV over there..I hope so..
"We're not just talking f*%k you money John, we're talking f#*k everybody money." Ross Johnson ....... LOVE IT! Before there was a Bobby Axelrod (Billions), however neck to neck Gordon Gekko (Wall Street).
The book was an amazing read, the show, so so. If you want background to this event, try Den of Thieves, the story of Ivan Boesky who got the ball running, that's a great book also!
The movie was more accurate than I expected, but it really let Johnson and his cronies off the hook in one sense. The spending of corporate money for the most lavish personal lifestyles was far far worse than shown here. Athletes were paid hundreds of thousands with token responsibilities so Ross could hang with them. They used the jets at whim.
"Premier" good choice for the name since usually they are a one time event.This movie does a great job of gift wrapping a turd. In reality because of the debt, the employees picked up the tab by losing their jobs en masse.I wonder how many years will need to pass before Hollywood can make Bernie Madoff seem likable?Granted it is difficult not to enjoy Jack Garner's performance. What a great guy.
Just stayed up till 4 watching this. Totally worth it. Great flick.
Indeed . I was totally entertained .
It's currently 4:15 AM and I have to say I couldn't be happier. Saw this comment around 2:00 and this was the best choice I have made in a long time :)
04.15 for me...an insomniac's drought😀
04:04am... ended my CFA study with this movie 😂💪🏾
A tip : watch movies at flixzone. Been using it for watching loads of movies lately.
Jimmy Garner, one the greatest actors of all time. RIP James Garner. And thank U for this awesome performance.
@Meat Free Yes. I watched all Rockford files & other movies & his last one I believe, The Greatest Gift. A bad hearted person can't put up, fake such performance. I can say, yes, I knew him.
My finance class brought me here. Prof Tet is one of my favorite teachers and she required us to watch this! Excited!
what did you think?
James Garner said this is one of his favourite films that he made.
I love the way they use the ladies' small talk as a way to explain the dynamics and the particulars of buyouts to the viewers.. cute
I think a recent film maker stole this technique. That brad Pitt film. The Big Short.
Noticed that too, like when Ross was explaining leveraged buyouts to his wife. I was thinking, this is definitely exposition :)
Great movie. Good script and very good acting. Thanks so much for posting it.
James Garner was always one of my favorite actors, from the days of Maverick, and The Rockford Files he was always a winner... For a 1992/93 movie the color and clarity was excellent.
There is an interview on youtube where his daughter gives him a rave review saying he was an excellent father and that she never knew of her father ever being unfaithful to her mother.
@Snaggle Toothed The Skin Game is still a very good movie. I don't think you meant that politics changes the quality of a film, but that's what the semantics of your sentence said. Just like "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn" are outrageously politically incorrect today...they are still great literature. Admire your comments from other videos, btw...
Agreed color and not many reminders of the passage of eras.
Very nice touch Republican Bush/Quayle ticket
Yeah... they had color in films in 1992... and very good definition. Who would have thought, right?
Jeez...
Fantastic movie! James Garner and Jonathan Pryce were so great in this. Much appreciation for the upload!
Had to watch this for a Marketing class in college, it's actually one of the funniest movies I've seen in a while. The actor for Ross Johnson is awesome.
James Garner. Legend.
This movie, visually, is pure eye candy. So many displays of wealth and art. It's truly amazing.
RIP Mr Garner. You were a true gentleman and made me smile every time I watched you.
Yes he was!
complex but damn good, must watch again sometime. thanx for the upload
💯🎯💯 What An Awesome Movie 💯🎯💯 Thank You
I love this movie from the the first moment i saw it! Just so perfect and talking like the people I know. We have this company on OST street here in Houston and I remember this movie everytime I passed by it. I would give the world to work for Mr. Ross, what a man.
Was always a favorite, glad to find it again. James Garner terrific.
One of the best movies to missed by millions 🏅🏅🏅
Excellent. Had me on the floor a couple of times. Watch it.
Extraordinary. The snappiest, brightest dialogue than any other movie made since, say, 1940. Garner is perfect. Highly entertaining - about something that would otherwise bore the ass off me, In fact, as Garner's character might say, I'd have to borrow another ass. Much thanks for the upload. Bright, charming movie. Very very watchable.
Great to see this flick again. It's still as funny as ever! Many thanks
"If anyone in the room isn't worth nine figures, then they will assume you are on food stamps." Gotta love it, and here we are, again.
Another very excellent movie with
James Garner one of my many favorite actors
Jim Rockford, yea! His first name was Jim in Rockford Files, right?
Boy do I miss the 80’s and all the fun that took place during the m and a frenzy.
@Cat Magic m&a? Mergers and Acquisitions?
The guy who played Teddy Fortsmann was the funniest portrayal, in a very very funny movie. Loved it. :-)
Very good complement to the book! Thanks for sharing.
This is a great flick!!!!!!!! Thanks for the upload.!!! ;)
Golden Globe Winner and Emmy nominee for this role. Love you Mr. Garner. RIP.
This is mesmerising, I have a feeling that I'm watching schwindlers list yet i can't look away
i remember this movie, so long ago, but i loved it.
I believe this is the most factual based story ever adapted to film.
That is so unbelievable to me.
It has been years since I saw this, since maybe a couple of years following its release. My job at the time this was new was at a place where the manager kept the lobby tv on HBO all the time. As I watched this today I was surprised how much of the dialog stuck with me. For years I have used expressions I picked up from this movie and had forgotten where I'd heard them. "Skiing down Mt. Bullshit", "It's like smoking blackboard chalk", "Prick probably hates cookies, too", and several more. And having watched several dozen hours of Watergate hearings on TH-cam a couple of years ago it was amusing to see Fred Thompson walking around in a Superman outfit the first time he's seen in this.
For not being into business and finance that was a great movie to watch. The pet dog was my favorite actor!!
Great movie, thanks for uploading it.. a must watch for those in business school.. it’s like getting an mba for free
I can never underatand this film until someone puts subtitles in it
I’m here after a lecture from Vusi Thembekwayo 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Not only is this a great piece of story-telling, Richard Gibbs made one of the best movie soundtracks I've ever heard.
" Like a virgin at an Aztec sacrifice " .... that , ladies and gentlemen , is creative writing
Ha !
Barbarians at the Gate (1993), TV biography comedy drama, 107 min, IMDb ratings: 7,3/10,
The president of a major tobacco company decides to buy the company himself, but a bidding war ensues as other companies make their own offers.
Director: Glenn Jordan
Writers: Bryan Burrough (book), John Helyar (book),
Stars: James Garner, Jonathan Pryce,
Thanks for uploading.
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Thankyou for the synopsis!
James was actually known as the working man's actor, as one of your everyday average kind of person, a real down to earth kind of man who truly did love people... He passed away from a heart attack in his home on July 20, 2014 Saturday at age 86. RIP Mr. James Garner.
great actor but many movies were so-so. Its about the money.
rip.......james
@@rand007 for all actots it's about the money right? A flic like this back in the day didn't pay much
@Snaggle Toothed No, she isn't: americanprofile.com/articles/jennifer-ganer-alias/
This is a great HBO movie, though.
Yes, R.I.P. Mr. Garner.
Brilliant...James Garner's best roll... funny, dark and immensly interesting. A satyrical and biting expose on BIG business.
Agreed ! It's 'role' btw ;)
Uh-huh . Glad it's a satirical made for TV movie I'm watching and not the evening news .
What did it expose? This deal was a great thing for a great many people, right?
Thank you so much for posting this! I've been looking for this everywhere.
I'm in the middle of trying to start my own factory as well so this is good viewing!
Did you strat it?
Haya Glamazon did u open it ?
How's the garden shed working out?
Awesome Movie!!! fantastic book
great movie with a great actor
James Garner and his witty punchlines are what make this movie memorable.
Thanks, I have been looking for this for AGES. :-)
Great movie let me see if i could pull the debt finance strategy with these new era companies starting with mine😉 Rip mr garner great performance
As long as your company throws off billions of EBITDA and owes little debt
James Garner was simply brilliant !!!
He always was, full of style and humour, and drop dead gorgeous to boot.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST HOSTILE BUSINESS TAKEOVER MOVIES EVER.
Are there any other you can recommend
NOT REALLY. TO ME THIS IS THE BLUEPRINT.
WHY CAPS-LOCK TIM?
you´re right. the board did go along after the CEO promised them a bunch of private jets and ski lodges as a bonus. Henry Kravis and his partners tried to get the share holders a much better deal by raising less cash from the junk bond markets.
Danny Devitos Other peoples money... not real-life story like this but still entertaining...
I remember this ,didn’t know anything about the behind the scenes or the dynamics,fascinating how corporate management works, the clash of egos,the manipulation of high finance and how it all came down to personalities....
The movie was very good with a strong cast of actors and an excellent script, especially with James Garner.
thank you for posting
Give the script writer a Gold medal. This is so cleverly witty.
Always a favorite....most of the performances are pretty good.
Yes .
Can't remember how was this rated byexperts and connoisseurs but it's my new favourite movie. So great, so funny
One of my absolute wave films - the story, the great acting... I've read the book too but the film is more dynamic and focused (while the book tends to go on tangents).
Mr. Garner was a great man in life or in shows. We use to drive by the RJN building here in Houston and wonder about those people there future, but the movie was ground breaking
Great movie. Thanks
the cameo appearances of the car window washer the taxi driver with dreads and the cleaner gave this movie a very understated social perspective on Kravis getting paid 45 million to wait another hour and the street dwellers scrounging for a dime very clever very subtle
very interesting the way they conveyed ideas from the book in a very quick manner. i am impressed but also wish the movie was a little longer so they could build up the tension of the final bidding war more.
nice one a great watch
Awesome insight into this blokes world and the movie was made watchable by James Garner a screen legend RIP but leilani Sarrelle who played his wife displayed the worse quality of acting I"ve ever seen , almost as if she was reading of a teleprompter, they should of got a known really talented actress to play opposite him but still a good movie and thanks for sharing.
this never gets old
"Tastes like a fart and smells like shit . . . we got ourselves a real winner here." LOL
Lol!!
No, the other way round. Tastes like shit and smells like a fart.
Can't even remember one shit line ? How did u taste the farts ?
they some great funny lines in this movie . epic . this a movie for your ass . ! thanks up loader been wanting to watch this for long time . ty again .!
Your God Dam Right he is - I use that line when i get a phone call from my assistant
"a movie for my ass"? What can that mean?
@@erikriza7165 durty stinky won
Enjoyed the movie. Thanks.
nabisco stands for national biscuit company. it used to be the largest process food makers in the world.
Yeah, the sneer at American technology and the reference to the Japanese eating our lunch was worked into every movie from 88 through about 94. Anything Hollywood could do to demoralize actual Americans, they did. Five years later, American tech companies ruled. Unfortunately, 22 years after that, they rule us.
Thanks for the post!
this was really good....a pure business story without romantic bullshit...when NYC was a serious city.
21:41 "We come up with a cigarette that tastes like shit and smells like a fart?! We got ourselves a real winner here!"
1:20:40 "I'm standing in a shit storm and nobody on this team has got a goddamn umbrella!"
I plan on watching the complete movie. But it's nice to see some good research for the movie, as Winnipeg, until the late 1970's, had two daily newspapers; the Winnipeg Tribune with the lower circulation and, no longer in business, was the morning paper and the Winnipeg Free Press, still in business, was the afternoon paper.
I delivered The Winnipeg Tribune in jr. high school and it was afternoon delivery then about 1972.
Omg I've loved this since I seen it as a young teenager!!!
One of my favorite movies of all time.
Mine too! And..we get to do it again almost 40 years later! :)
@Maverick1 - You're right...30 years ago!
great camera work and script
I don't normally watch ANYTHING from HBO (it's mostly sentimental crap) but this was HUGELY ENTERTAINING. It was amusing in its idiocy of how a bidding war for a huge company actually becomes comical with no-one really knowing what's going on but still throwing billions of dollars of theoretical money around like confetti
I read the book. Priceless
Yep
Actually great acting. They played their parts well
Interesting how they positioned this as almost a parody of the 1980s Wall Street culture. Very reminiscent of the film adaptation of Bonfire of the Vanities. Would have been interesting to see a Margin Call style take on this story...
Bonfire Of The Vanities is one of the worst films made out of one of the best books.
@@stephenpickells2003 So true. Hard to think of a worse film adaptation
Would be nice to have in 720p.
And Im having a hard time deciding to buy a pizza with or without pepperoni
Stay away from certain motivational speakers that just got a one-sided message for his own agenda maybe alright you make the right decision
i never get a pizza without pepperoni
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fredfred burger
@Kilo Mintoni i guess that is why they give so many choices. people have many different preferences
I AM LAUGHING MY ASS OFF! THIS IS MOVIE DOES JUSTICE TO THE BOOK!
Thanks for the movie..I just subscribed..I am moving to the Philippines in a couple of months..I wonder if I will be able to watch utube on a smart TV over there..I hope so..
That's how I am watching this...no worries..
Gracias from Madrid. Love. Film. Hate Bastards
"We got a lot of fart figures sir, yes".... Lol young Hank from Breaking Bad!
Thank you for this!
"We're not just talking f*%k you money John, we're talking f#*k everybody money." Ross Johnson
....... LOVE IT! Before there was a Bobby Axelrod (Billions), however neck to neck Gordon Gekko (Wall Street).
I wonder if real Ross Johnson was this much fun IRL, hes cracking jokes every other sentence here
Apparently he was, at least from what I gather from the book.
Great movie. Den of thieves also a great movie. Wolves in sheeps clothing
like obama.
21:51 "Taste Like Shit And Smells Like A Fart" LMAO
The book was an amazing read, the show, so so. If you want background to this event, try Den of Thieves, the story of Ivan Boesky who got the ball running, that's a great book also!
Good one
What a great piece of art movie!
James Garner and the movie is a big hitter
The movie was more accurate than I expected, but it really let Johnson and his cronies off the hook in one sense. The spending of corporate money for the most lavish personal lifestyles was far far worse than shown here. Athletes were paid hundreds of thousands with token responsibilities so Ross could hang with them. They used the jets at whim.
The Oreo's now made in Mexico tastes like " Primer Cigarettes"
Hey, when you are out of Twinkies, get used to Submarinos.
"Premier" good choice for the name since usually they are a one time event.This movie does a great job of gift wrapping a turd. In reality because of the debt, the employees picked up the tab by losing their jobs en masse.I wonder how many years will need to pass before Hollywood can make Bernie Madoff seem likable?Granted it is difficult not to enjoy Jack Garner's performance. What a great guy.
Some good old actors in this one 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
Love the gag's
great movie, thanks a lot.
“Its what we call the hernia effect”.....😂😆😆...this movie has so many funny, clever one-liners.....
I want to buy the movie. Why isn't it offered in America? Must learn from our mistakes!
Puts the Soprano's, the Wire, Oz, and GOT to shame
'Barbarians At The Gate' (1993)
ThnX