Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (VG)

Director:

Navid Khonsari

Writers:

Ian McQue (characters)
Dan Houser (script) ...

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Liberty City... Where The Only Dirty Word Is Hope

Plot:

A young bank robber escapes from police custody and works his way up through the mafia ladder of crime-ridden Liberty City, USA.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Criminal | Mafia | Gang | Bank Robber

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Frank Vincent	...	Salvatore Leone (voice)
Joe Pantoliano	...	Luigi Goterelli (voice)
Michael Madsen	...	Toni Cipriani (voice)
Michael Rapaport	...	Joey Leone (voice)
Debi Mazar	...	Maria Leone (voice)
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Donald Love (voice)
Robert Loggia	...	Ray Machowski (voice)
The Guru	...	8-Ball (voice)
Lianna Pai	...	Asuka Kasen (voice)
Les J.N. Mau	...	Kenji Kasen (voice)
Cynthia Farrell	...	Catalina (voice)
Sondra James	...	Momma Cipriani (voice)
Al Espinosa	...	Miguel (voice)
Chris Phillips	...	El Burro / Marty Chonks (voice)
Hunter Platin	...	Phil Cassidy / Curly Bob / Chico (voice)

Also Known As:

GTA3 (USA) (short title)
Grand Theft Auto 3 (USA)

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Spanish

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Dolby Digital (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Australia:Refused Classification | Australia:MA (re-release) (cut) | Finland:K-18 | Ireland:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 (self applied) | Sweden:18 | UK:18 | USA:M

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Rockstar North

Trivia:

All of the songs featured on Flashback FM are from the movie Scarface (1983). Robert Loggia, who voiced Ray Machowski, starred in Scarface as Frank Lopez.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Although of insignificance, during the police convoy scene, it is clear that there are at least 4 police officers in total. (At least one driver in the police cruiser and one driver of the van with two officers in the back on the van.) Once the fictional "patriot" SUV stops the police cruiser, only two officers exit their vehicles. The driver of the police cruiser and the police van, although animated, did not make an attempt aid their fellow officers or to continue driving forward. This is very strange, although this realism would strongly tamper with the actual introduction. Furthermore, if you look inside the Patriot when it swerves in front of the police cruiser there's no one actually driving it, this is true for the white Rumpo van that the two Colombians emerge from.

Quotes:

Old woman: [stuck in traffic] I gotta get my face plucked!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Adam and Eve (2005)

Soundtrack:

She's on Fire

Pretty Good Fun

I was introduced to Grand Theft Auto III a short while ago, and soon, completed it. I found it fun; a star above the rest. You were allowed freedom, a choice in which path to take. It was great.

Surrounding the game, however, was a massive wave of controversy. I, quite frankly, do not see why. Compared to more recent efforts like "The Getaway" this was nothing. There were a couple of drug-references and a lot of violence, but other than that, this game was not all that bad. I wouldn't say it's one of the greatest games ever, but it's pretty fun for a while. The main reason I loved it so much though was the voices, including Michael Rappaport and Michael Madsen. A fun, entertaining tongue-in-cheek game, Grand theft Auto is likely to be your cup of tea.