" Fuerza Antigángster " (released in English as Gangster Squad ) is a 2013 action-crime film that offers a highly stylized, "pulp fiction" take on 1940s Los Angeles. Directed by Ruben Fleischer, it features an all-star cast including , Ryan Gosling , Emma Stone , and Sean Penn . The Core Premise
The movie is a fictionalized account of the real-life , a secretive unit formed in 1946 to prevent East Coast organized crime from taking over Los Angeles. In the film, the squad engages in a "no-badges, no-mercy" street war to take down notorious mob boss Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn). Fact vs. Fiction Fuerza AntigГЎngster
: The last two surviving members of the original Gangster Squad visited the set during production. " Fuerza Antigángster " (released in English as
: Ryan Gosling’s character jokes that the only "Mickey" he knows is Mickey Mouse; in real life, Gosling was a child star on The All New Mickey Mouse Club . Reception and Style Gangster Squad (2013) - Trivia - IMDb In the film, the squad engages in a
: The film's diverse squad includes characters played by Anthony Mackie and Michael Peña, but the actual 1940s unit was entirely Caucasian.
: While the movie portrays Keeler as the first member to die, the real-life Keeler outlived every other member of the original squad, passing away in 2012. Interesting Trivia