Movie connections for
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Grand Theft Auto (1997) (VG)
Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 (1999) (VG)
Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999) (VG)
Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (VG)

Followed by

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

Casablanca (1942)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
"The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)
Easy Rider (1969)
Gimme Shelter (1970)
The Godfather (1972)
 -  The line "Sleep with the fishes" is used.
Deep Throat (1972)
 -  pornography references
"The Waltons" (1972)
 -  Pick-up truck with wooden railing named Walton
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
 -  The title of the final mission is "Keep your friends close...", a quote by Michael Corleone.
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
 -  Burt Reynold, who plays the Bandit, plays a crime boss that looks and acts like the Bandit. The car from Smokey and the Bandit is also in the game.
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
 -  The general media title, The comet with the targa top is available from a mansion similar to the one in the movie, the mansion in the movie coincidentally had a targa top Porsche.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
 -  At one point in the game, a film poster can be seen on a wall called ''Close Encounters'', referencing Spielberg's science-fiction classic.
The Driver (1978)
 -  There is a mission titled 'The Driver' wherein you recruit a getaway driver for a bank robbery.
"Taxi" (1978)
 -  The Kaufman Cab company
Halloween (1978)
 -  In Tommy Vercetti's nightclub, you find a new pair of clothes, a William Shatner halloween mask and a butcher knife. You walk through them and it applies the clothes to your character--you then are wearing the exact same clothing and holding the same knife that Michael Myers held and wore in the film "Halloween" (1978).
Nice Dreams (1981)
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
 -  There is a level where you have to wear a hockey mask and boiler suit like Jason from the Friday The 13th films
48 Hrs. (1982)
 -  Mentions Reggie Hammond,Eddie Murphys character
"The A-Team" (1983)
 -  refers to characters
Blue Thunder (1983)
All the Right Moves (1983)
 -  There is a removals truck in the game with 'Haul: The Right Moves' written on the side. A nod to this movie's title.
Scarface (1983)
 -  The game emulates the movie Scarface (1980): a low life thug leaves a place he doesn't want to be (Cuba/prison) and moves to Miami (Vice City), gets caught up in a riot, wears flowery shirts, and begins to take over the city, with a chaotic ending battle.
Red Dawn (1984)
 -  On one of the talk radio stations, a guest talks about the Soviet Union invading and describes it exactly the same as Red Dawn.
"Miami Vice" (1984)
 -  1) The game title; 2) Casting of Philip Michael Thomas as Lance Vance; 3) The song "Crockett's Theme"
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
 -  the whole counterfeiting aspect of the game is based on the movie, a song from the movie(Dance Hall Days by Wang Chung) is in the game, the victim's perspective shot of Rick Masters murdering Waxman is homaged in the game when Tommy and Lance shoot Diaz, the movie's last line 'You work for me now' is said in the game by Diaz
Highlander (1986)
Top Gun (1986)
 -  There are vans with the words "Top Fun" on them and they are in the same style as the film Top Gun
Wall Street (1987)
 -  A Gordon Gecko lookalike pedestrian says 'Greed is good'
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
 -  the Haitians in the game quote a line from the movie 'I want to hear you scream!' (the movie is set in Haiti)
Goodfellas (1990)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
 -  Uses the typical Quentin Tarantino in-the trunk shot. All of his movies are referenced.
Demolition Man (1993)
Carlito's Way (1993)
 -  The character of Ken Rosenberg is based on David Kleinfeld from Carlito's Way (1993). In addition to the physical similarities, both are cocaine addicts. Furthermore, Rosenberg's office looks just like Kleinfeld's.
Dellamorte Dellamore (1994)
No Escape (1994)
 -  Two of the missions are called "No Escape" and "Cop Land". No Escape (1994) and Cop Land (1997) are movies that star Ray Liotta (who voices Tommy Vercetti).
Pulp Fiction (1994)
 -  Uses the typical Quentin Tarantino in-the trunk shot. All of his movies are referenced.
Speed (1994/I)
 -  In a mission, you're not allowed to slow down until you defuse the bomb, otherwise it'll blow.
Heat (1995)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Cop Land (1997)
 -  Two of the missions are called "No Escape" and "Cop Land". No Escape (1994) and Cop Land (1997) are movies that star Ray Liotta (who voices Tommy Vercetti).
Boogie Nights (1997)
Jackie Brown (1997)
 -  Uses the typical Quentin Tarantino in-the trunk shot. All of his movies are referenced.
Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (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.
The Getaway (2002) (VG)
 -  Uses the same names of The Getaway characters on assassination targets on one of the missions.

Referenced in

The Last Run (2004)
 -  Jack mentions this Playstation game
Mean Creek (2004)
 -  Poster in George's room.
"ER: Fear (#11.4)" (2004)
 -  Open reference by a character
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)
 -  Numerous references - Lance Vance and Tommy Vercetti figurines in the RC shop, Vice City maps, etc.
Adam and Eve (2005)
 -  several posters in frat house
"Jeopardy!: (2005-11-16)" (2005)
 -  referenced in clue and correct response in "Computer Gaming" category
Spider-Man 3 (2007) (VG)
 -  Spider-Man references a line about T-Shirts from this game
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
 -  Ryan raps "I'm the king of Vice City"
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (VG)
 -  In the mission 'Catch the Wave', the Russians import cocaine from Vice City.

Featured in

"Troldspejlet: (#28.16)" (2002)
 -  Playstation 2 version reviewed + footage used
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards (2003) (TV)
 -  Vice City was featured as one of the "Game of the Year" nominees.
The Football Factory (2004)
 -  One of the characters is playing GTA: Vice City.
"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

Jaws (1975)
 -  In the porn film which is being made by Steve Scott, he describes a giant shark coming to eat the porn cast.
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen (1980)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
 -  The ice cream lady who yells at Tommy is a parody of one of Joan Crawfords freakouts from Mommy Dearest.
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
 -  The band love fist is a big spoof of spinal tap
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
 -  the game's fictional movie 'Exploder: Evacuator Part II' is a spoof of Rambo: First Blood Part II
"Just the Ten of Us" (1988)
"Alien Nation" (1989)
Heat (1995)
The Getaway (2002) (VG)

Spoofed in

True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) (VG)
Driv3r (2004) (VG)
 -  Tanner has to kill copies of Tommy Vercetti
Spider-Man 2 (2004) (VG)
 -  "Spider-Man 2" features miscellaneous "odd-jobs" that you can do that you may have done in "GTA: Vice City", including delivering pizzas.
"Robot Chicken: Operation Rich in Spirit (#1.17)" (2005)
 -  parody game
"Robot Chicken: Lust for Puppets (#2.18)" (2006)
 -  Mario and Luigi ride on a kart into Vice City

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