The CEO of RJR Nabisco, F. Ross Johnson, decides to take his company private, teaming up with American Express. This sparks a frenzy of other companies submitting takeover bids, leading to a wild and entertaining battle for control of the RJR Nabisco empire.
Barbarians at the Gate
A ruthless tobacco executive pursues a power grab, only to spark a cutthroat bidding war that threatens to destroy his own empire.