Follows
Grand Theft Auto (1997) (VG)
Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 (1999) (VG)
Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999) (VG)
Followed by
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005) (VG)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006) (VG)
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (VG)
References
Bullitt (1968)
Easy Rider (1969)
Play Misty for Me (1971)
- mission named after this
Dirty Harry (1971)
The Godfather (1972)
Mean Streets (1973)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Escape from New York (1981)
Scarface (1983)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
The Dead Pool (1988)
Goodfellas (1990)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
- There is a briefcase in this video game in which the audience does not know what it carries. The same thing happens in "Pulp Fiction".
The Usual Suspects (1995)
"Oz" (1997)
Grand Theft Auto (1997) (VG)
Payback (1999/I)
Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999) (VG)
Referenced in
"Saturday Night Live: Winona Ryder/Moby (#27.20)" (2002)
- Mentioned on Weekend update
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG)
- 1) Diaz shoots an unplugged VCR because it wouldn't eject "my favorite El Burro movie". El Burro was a gang leader in GTA 3 who specialized in pornographic videos. 2) When switching radio stations, you can hear pieces from the GTA 3 radio stations hidden in the radio seek noise.
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
The Return of the Forest Monster (2003)
- characters play it
Manhunt (2003) (VG)
- it was mentioned on the radio
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
- Character runs over a zombified police officer and yells "GTA, motherf*cker!! 10 points!"
"The Venture Bros.: Are You There God, It's Me, Dean (#1.9)" (2004)
- When Dr. Venture calls Conjectural Technologies, Dr. White is playing this game.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)
- The main character from III is featured in a mission.
Adam and Eve (2005)
- the case for the game can be seen while they play it
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (VG)
- Numerous references to Lazlow's time at Chatterbox 109.
Featured in
"Troldspejlet: (#26.12)" (2001)
- Playstation 2 version reviewed + footage used
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
- George & his friend was playing that game
Kuya (2004)
- Oyo Boy's characters was playing the video game.
Adam and Eve (2005)
- guys play it
"X-Play: Grand Theft Auto IV Special" (2008)
- The game is shown and discussed during the History of Grand Theft Auto segment, plus it is reviewed.
Spoofs
42nd Street (1933)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
The Pirates of Penzance (1980) (TV)
Annie (1982)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
- The radio commercial for Dormatron mentions turning it up to 11.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
- end of the game features the main character killing his girl friend just like Henry
The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
"Great Performances: Cats" (1998)
- A theater title in GTA III reads "Rats" with rat eyes.
Driver (1999) (VG)
Spoofed in
"Chappelle's Show: (#1.9)" (2003)
- Dave stars in his own version of the game
"Mega64" (2004)
- Grand Theft Auto sketch
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
- Homer plays an arcade game named "Grand Theft Walrus", featuring the logo used since GTA3.
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