It’s 1949 Los Angeles, and gangster Mickey Cohen has moved in, with the intention of controlling all criminal activity in the city. He has bought local judges and police, and no one is willing to cross him or testify against him. Everyone except Sergeant John O’Mara, a former World War II soldier, whose goal is to settle with his family in a peaceful Los Angeles. Police Chief William Parker decides to form a special unit whose mission is to take down Cohen, and chooses O’Mara to lead the unit. O’Mara chooses 4 cops and asks another cop and vet, Jerry Wooters to join him but Wooters is not interested. But when he witnesses the murder of a young boy by Cohen’s people, he joins them, and they decide to take apart Cohen’s organization. Cohen wonders if a rival is going after him, but eventually he realizes it’s the cops.
Gangster Squad – Official Trailer [HD]
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Sean Penn | … | Mickey Cohen |
 | Holt McCallany | … | Karl Lockwood |
 | Wade Williams | … | Rourke |
 | James Landry Hébert | … | Mitch Racine (as James Hébert) |
 | Ambyr Childers | … | Milk Skinned Blonde |
 | Josh Brolin | … | Sgt. John O’Mara |
 | Mick Betancourt | … | Detective Sgt. Will Hendricks |
 | Mac Brandt | … | Bruiser |
 | Brandon Molale | … | Jimmy ‘Bockscar’ Knox |
 | Michael Papajohn | … | Mike ‘The Flea’ |
 | Jeff Wolfe | … | Giovanni Vacarezza |
 | Anthony Molinari | … | Lorenzo Molinari |
 | Austin Highsmith | … | Patty |
 | Ryan Gosling | … | Sgt. Jerry Wooters |
 | Neil Koppel | … | Max Solomon |
Box Office
Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$17,070,347 (USA) (11 January 2013)
Gross:
$45,996,718 (USA) (29 March 2013)
