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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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  • 20022002
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IMDb RATING
9.2/10
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (10th Anniversary Trailer)
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  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
After being released from jail, Tommy Vercetti left Liberty City for Vice City, a city overrun by the mob. Now, Tommy is out to make Vice City his home.After being released from jail, Tommy Vercetti left Liberty City for Vice City, a city overrun by the mob. Now, Tommy is out to make Vice City his home.After being released from jail, Tommy Vercetti left Liberty City for Vice City, a city overrun by the mob. Now, Tommy is out to make Vice City his home.
IMDb RATING
9.2/10
26K
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  • Writers
    • Dan Houser(script: cutscenes)
    • James Worrall(script: cutscenes)
    • Lazlow(written by: KChat & VCPR)
  • Stars
    • Ray Liotta(voice)
    • William Fichtner(voice)
    • Tom Sizemore(voice)
Top credits
  • Writers
    • Dan Houser(script: cutscenes)
    • James Worrall(script: cutscenes)
    • Lazlow(written by: KChat & VCPR)
  • Stars
    • Ray Liotta(voice)
    • William Fichtner(voice)
    • Tom Sizemore(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 89User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 6 BAFTA Awards
      • 15 wins & 19 nominations total

    Videos3

    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (10th Anniversary Trailer)
    Trailer 1:15
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (10th Anniversary Trailer)
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
    Trailer 1:15
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Spanish/Latin America 10th Anniversary Trailer Subtitled)
    Trailer 1:15
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Spanish/Latin America 10th Anniversary Trailer Subtitled)

    Photos421

    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Mr. Magic in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Tony Chiroldes in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Frank Chavez in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Julius Dyson in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Lazlow in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Jamie Canfield in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)

    Top cast

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    Ray Liotta
    Ray Liotta
    • Tommy Vercettias Tommy Vercetti
    • (voice)
    William Fichtner
    William Fichtner
    • Ken Rosenbergas Ken Rosenberg
    • (voice)
    • (as Willian Fichtner)
    Tom Sizemore
    Tom Sizemore
    • Sonny Forellias Sonny Forelli
    • (voice)
    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • Steve Scottas Steve Scott
    • (voice)
    Burt Reynolds
    Burt Reynolds
    • Avery Carringtonas Avery Carrington
    • (voice)
    Luis Guzmán
    Luis Guzmán
    • Ricardo Diazas Ricardo Diaz
    • (voice)
    • (as Luis Guzman)
    Philip Michael Thomas
    Philip Michael Thomas
    • Lance Vanceas Lance Vance
    • (voice)
    Robert Davi
    Robert Davi
    • Colonel Juan Cortezas Colonel Juan Cortez
    • (voice)
    Danny Trejo
    Danny Trejo
    • Umberto Robinaas Umberto Robina
    • (voice)
    Gary Busey
    Gary Busey
    • Phil Cassidyas Phil Cassidy
    • (voice)
    Lee Majors
    Lee Majors
    • Mitch Bakeras Mitch Baker
    • (voice)
    Fairuza Balk
    Fairuza Balk
    • Mercedes Cortezas Mercedes Cortez
    • (voice)
    Danny Dyer
    Danny Dyer
    • Kent Paulas Kent Paul
    • (voice)
    Kevin McKidd
    Kevin McKidd
    • Jezz Torrentas Jezz Torrent
    • (voice)
    Debbie Harry
    Debbie Harry
    • Taxi Controlleras Taxi Controller
    • (voice)
    • (as Deborah Harry)
    Jenna Jameson
    Jenna Jameson
    • Candy Suxxxas Candy Suxxx
    • (voice)
    Lawrence Taylor
    Lawrence Taylor
    • BJ Smithas BJ Smith
    • (voice)
    Youree Dell Harris
    • Auntie Pouletas Auntie Poulet
    • (voice)
    • (as Youree Cleomili Harris)
    • Writers
      • Dan Houser(script: cutscenes) (written by: Kent Paul's 80 Nostalgia Zone) (written by: KChat & VCPR) (written by: pedestrian dialogue) (written by: DJ banter and imaging) (written by: Radio Commercials)
      • James Worrall(script: cutscenes)
      • Lazlow(written by: KChat & VCPR) (written by: DJ banter and imaging) (written by: Radio Commercials)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      You get the following with 100% completion: 200 Health, 200 Armor, All vehicles can take double the normal damage, a T-Shirt pick up that says "I beat Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt", Infinite ammo on all weapons, and sometimes there will be three body guards sitting in where the Colt Python and Health are (in the Vercetti Estate) with pink markers in front of them. If you step into one of the pink markers, you will lose $1,000 and one of the body guards will stand up and follow you around everywhere and shoot at people that you shoot at.
    • Goofs
      In the beta version of the game, Fort Baxter Air Base was going to be larger, and have its own runway and communications tower. However, they removed this from the final game, but in the view from the other island (when you are not on the island the air base is located) you can still see the tower. When you enter the island, it disappears. Among fans of the series, the tower is known as 'The Ghost Tower'.
    • Quotes

      [Stealing a pedestrian's Car]

      Tommy Vercetti: You've got insurance, so don't be a prick.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits show shots of the town of Vice City
    • Alternate versions
      There are three different versions of this game for the PlayStation 2, released in this order: Original Stand-Alone, Original Double Pack, and Haitian-Friendly (available as Stand-Alone or Double Pack). The differences between each are listed below. 1. Original Stand-Alone (bar code #10425 27145, Black disc banner): This is the version that came out on release day, October 29, 2002. 2. Original Double Pack (bar code #10425 27300, Red disc banner): This version can be found in the Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City combo package. When putting this package together, Rockstar Games took the time to get rid of the major glitches from the original version, as well make some other additional changes.
      • The "Trial By Dirt" mini-game has been altered to make it easier. The rain, Haitians on motorcycles, and barrels won't show up when you do it the first time. The second time around, the barrels will appear. If you beat your best time, rain will appear on your next attempt. If you beat your best time again, the Haitians on motorcycles will appear an your next attempt. Also, they fixed a glitch which caused the stats for that mission to not show up until you played "Test Drive" (the mini-game with the Landstalker), and only with the same time as that mini-game. This was basically a minor problem since it didn't affect getting 100% completion or cause other problems in the game.
      • The Lionel Ritchie song "Running With The Night" (on the Flash-FM radio station) has been removed. It is unknown whether Mr. Ritchie or his record company chose to have the song removed.
      • Many weapons have been renamed due to the fact the the original names were trademarked, and permission was obviously not obtained originally (or Rockstar Games chose to avoid having to pay any more royalty fees to the individual gun manufacturers). The Colt .45 is now the Pistol, the Python is now the .357, the Spaz Shotgun is now the S.P.A.S. 12, the Ingram Mac 10 is now the Mac, the Uzi 9mm is now the Uz-I, the MP5 is now the MP, the Ruger is now the Kruger, and the PSG-1 is now the .308 Sniper. Also some graphical changes were made to some of the weapons which can be seen when at the AmmuNation.
      • It is now easier to get the cop uniform in the Washington Beach Police Station as the number of cops wandering around on the first floor or the locker room have been reduced. This greatly reduces your chances of getting shot at while trying to nab the uniform because you get a 2-Star wanted level as soon as you enter the locker room (the wanted level will go away when you get the uniform).
      • The Detonator Bug has been fixed. The Detonator Bug in the Original Version occurs when using a car bomb or Remote Grenades in conjunction with Infinite Ammo (either with cheats or by getting 100% completion). After using the car bomb or Remote Grenades, you are stuck on the detonator because the detonator wasn't meant to have any ammo and the game gets confused when using the remote with Infinite Ammo on.
      • The blurry vision in "Boomshine Saigon" is far less in the Double Pack version, although the screen will still swerve around.
      • In the opening cutscene for "Recruitment Drive" (one of the movie studio missions), the big breasted woman with the pasties is now wearing a halter top instead. 3. Haitian-Friendly (Stand-Alone: bar code #10425 27388, Black disc banner; Double Pack: bar code #10425 21383, Red disc banner): More than a year after the original release of the game, a lot of Haitian-Americans got mad about how they were represented in Vice City. This prompted Rockstar Games to create a new version to remove or alter references about Haitians within the game. This version was released in early 2004 and comes as a Stand-Alone as well as being part of later runs of the Double Pack. The Greatest Hits copies of Vice City are also Haitian-Friendly.
      • References to Haitians have been either altered or removed in the following missions: "Guardian Angels" (given by Colonel Cortez), "Two Bit Hit" (given by Avery Carrington), "Cannon Fodder" (given by Umberto Robina), "Naval Engagement" (given by Umberto Robina), and "Trojan Voodoo" (given by Umberto Robina). In all fairness, references to Cubans have been either altered or removed from the following missions given by Auntie Poulet: "Juju Scramble", "Bombs Away!", and "Dirty Lickin's".
      • The Tear Gas Grenades that were behind the Washington Beach Police Station have now been replaced by regular Grenades.
      • The "Trial By Dirt" stat glitch which was fixed in the Original Double Pack version appears to have returned.
      • The cutscene for the mission "The Driver" has "In a Big Country" by Big Country playing in the background. All versions after this has "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash playing instead.
    • Connections
      Edited into Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Pump Me Up
      (uncredited)

      by Trouble Funk

      Written by James Avery, Robert Reed and Tony Fisher

      Available on Wildstyle Pirate Radio

    User reviews89

    Review
    Top review
    Easily the best video game ever.
    I'm thirty-five and recently married. I hadn't played a video game since the late eighties--in fact, I hadn't even given them a second thought. Then everything changed. I watched my brother-in-law play GTA:VC one afternoon on his PS2. I was transfixed. I was appalled. I was, in a word, hooked. When it came out on XBOX, I bought a used copy at Blockbuster and haven't looked back.

    First of all, the gameplay is phenomenal. The fact that you can freely roam the large Vice City map is worth the price of admission by itself.

    Second, the voice acting is amazing--especially the commercials. Ray Liotta. Gary Busey. Burt Reynolds. Phillip Michael Thomas. Lee Majors. Robert Davi. Dennis Hopper. Luis Guzman. Fairuza Balk. Jenna Jameson. Danny Trejo. These are just a few of the names that make appearances. The radio material is so well produced, I can drive around all day listening to nothing but VCPR or KCHAT. The radio commercials are witty, sarcastic and spot-on.

    Third, the story is great. You start as a nobody, recently released from jail. You finish (if you really ever do finish) as a Tony Montana-esque criminal psychopath.

    Fourth--this is probably the most immoral game ever created... and it's beautiful. It's sick, sick, sick! Apart from the usual "waste him" missions, tasks include delivering drugs from an ice-cream van and driving a humvee drunk while avoiding the cops. I mean, one mission has you carving up a guy with a chainsaw! In addition, there are dozens of "rampage" icons throughout the game. When you run into one, you have two minutes to kill a certain amount of people a certain way (e.g. "kill 20 gang members in two minutes with a meat cleaver") It's never boring.

    Conclusion: GTA:VC is the sickest, funniest, most engrossing and immersive video game ever made. It looks and plays better on the XBOX, but it's a blast on any platform. Rockstar's next GTA release, San Andreas, has immense shoes to fill.
    helpful•44
    5
    • whitepatrick
    • Jul 23, 2004

    FAQ4

    • When does this game take place?
    • I'm confused as to the order of the GTA games. Which game comes first and which comes last?
    • Does Tommy do drugs?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 29, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Austria
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Rockstar Games
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Haitian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Grand Theft Auto IV
    • Filming locations
      • Miami, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Rockstar North
      • Rockstar Games
      • Rockstar Vienna
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