A gangster movie set in turn of the century New York, which follows the story of a group of friends from their childhood years as street criminals to their adulthood as mobsters.
In this fictionalized account based on true figures, a foursome of young thugs decides to team up and take control of New York's east side from the ageing bosses who control it.
Bugsy Siegel (Richard Grieco) and Frank Costello (Costas Mandylor) control the physical elements of the operation, while Lucky Luciano (Christian Slater) and Meyer Lansky (Patrick Dempsey) bring up the business end.