Movie Info

Somewhat of an excuse to throw together four hot young actors of the moment in a serious environment, Mobsters nonetheless is a decent treatmen...(read more...) t of the rise of four of the most infamous gangsters of the 20th century. Christian Slater and Patrick Dempsey play Charlie "Lucky" Luciano and Meyer Lansky, respectively, best friends since they were kids on the mean streets of New York. When Prohibition hits, these young ambitious hoods--along with Bugsy Siegel (Richard Grieco) and Frank Costello (Costas Mandylor) make their move to take over the rackets, even as it jeopardizes their friendship. Featuring cameos by Anthony Quinn, Michael Gambon, and F. Murray Abraham, Mobsters is a guilty pleasure if a not too serious one. --Robert Lane

Director: Michael Karbelnikoff

MPAA: R

Running Time: 104 min.

Release Date: Jul 26, 1991

Cast: Anthony Quinn, Christian Slater, Christopher Penn, Costas Mandylor, F Murray Abraham, Jeremy Schoenberg, Lara Flynn Boyle, Michael Gambon, Patrick Dempsey, Richard Grieco, Rodney Eastman