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

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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

Color:

Color

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:

The main character of this game does not say a single word.

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:

[Lazlow finishes a conversation with a caller on Chatterbox]
Lazlow: This is really going nowhere. Do you have anything else to say?
Caller: Yes...
[yells]
Caller: Free Kevin!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005) (VG)

Soundtrack:

I'm Hot Tonight

Brilliant; One of the biggest improvements in a video games series

Great cops and robbers video game about a criminal who is left for dead. When he is lucky and gets a jail break, he returns to Liberty City, USA to work for different crime rings, and to take revenge on the people who betrayed them.

A huge improvement over Grand Theft Auto and GTA 2, Grand Theft Auto III is one of the best Action/Crime games in recent history. There are good voice-overs and a wonderful story. Games don't usually get any better than this. Also play Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

5 out of 5.