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There are many '''references to the real world film industry''' within the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing throughout the series from [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] to [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]. These are mainly in missions featuring similar stories and elements of actual films or in-game films featuring similar plots and/or names. Video games from the series have also appeared in films subsequent to the games release.
There are many '''references to the real world film industry''' within the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series, appearing throughout the series from [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] to [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]. These are mainly in missions featuring similar stories and elements of actual films or in-game films featuring similar plots and/or names. Video games from the series have also appeared in films subsequent to the games release.


==Grand Theft Auto (1997)==
==Film references==
[[File:Travis-GTA1.png|right|thumb|Travis, [[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]].]]
<center>
===Film references===
{|class="toccolours sortable" border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
{| class=wikitable
!width=180 rowspan=2|Film name
!Film name
!width=80 rowspan=2|Release year
!Release year
!width=180 rowspan=2|Game
!Reference
!width=1000 rowspan=2|Reference
!External links
!width=100 rowspan=2|External link(s)
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" style="color:#222; font-size:14px;" | Taxi Driver
! '''Austin Powers:<br />International Man of Mystery'''
|[[1997]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969|GTA London 1969]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|GTA London 1961]]
|The [[Jug Swinger]] is based on the [[:wp:Jaguar E-Type|Jaguar E-Type]] used by [[:wp:Austin Powers (character)|Austin Powers]], including the Union Jack paint work.
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Powers:_International_Man_of_Mystery | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118655/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/austin-powers-international-man-of-mystery-1997}}
|-
! '''The Avengers'''
|[[1998]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969|GTA London 1969]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|GTA London 1961]]
|The [[Jugular E]] is similar in appearance to the [[:wp:Jaguar E-Type|Jaguar E-Type]] seen in the film, and is also available in the same colour.
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_(1998_film) | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118661/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/the-avengers-1998}}
|-
! '''Goldfinger'''
|1964
|[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969|GTA Lodnon 1969]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|GTA London 1961]]
|The [[James Bomb]] is a reference to [[:wp:James Bond|James Bond]] and is similar to the [[:wp:Aston Martin DB5|Aston Martin DB5]].
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfinger_(film) | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058150/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/goldfinger-1964}}
|-
|-
| [[1976]]
! '''Speed'''
| [[Travis]], one of the [[protagonist]] [[Protagonists in GTA 1|options]], has a similar appearance to Travis Bickle, the films main character, both sporting mohawks.
|[[1994]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]]
|A side mission in the game features the [[Protagonists in GTA 1|protagonist]] having to drive a bus at high speed to avoid the vehicle from [[Car Bomb|exploding]].
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_Driver | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314 | gram=http://moviegr.am/taxi-driver-1976}}
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_Driver | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314 | gram=http://moviegr.am/taxi-driver-1976}}
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" style="color:#222; font-size:14px;" | Speed
! '''Taxi Driver'''
|[[1976]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]]
|[[Travis]], one of the [[protagonist]] [[Protagonists in GTA 1|options]], has a similar appearance to Travis Bickle, the films main character, both sporting mohawks.
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_Driver | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314 | gram=http://moviegr.am/taxi-driver-1976}}
|-
|-
| [[1994]]
! '''Thunderbirds Are Go'''
| A side mission in the game features the [[Protagonists in GTA 1|protagonist]] having to drive a bus at high speed to avoid the vehicle from [[Car Bomb|exploding]].
|[[1966]]
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed (1994 film) | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111257/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/speed-1994}}
|[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969|GTA London 1969]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|GTA London 1961]]
|
# Along with the [[:wp:Thunderbirds (TV series)|television series]], spoofed with the [[Fab]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961]], which is similar in appearance to [[:wp:Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward|Lady Penelope's]] car called the [[:wp:FAB1|FAB1]].
# The term 'FAB' is also used as a radio acknowledgement, meaning Fully Acknowledged and Briefed.
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbirds_Are_Go | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061094/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/thunderbirds-are-go-1966}}
|-
|-
|}
|}</center>


===Referenced in===
==Referenced in==
{| class=wikitable
<center>
!Film name
{|class="toccolours sortable" border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
!Release year
!width=180 rowspan=2|Film name
!Reference
!width=80 rowspan=2|Release year
!External links
!width=180 rowspan=2|Game
|-
!width=1000 rowspan=2|Reference
! rowspan="2"| <font color=darkblue>'''Blackwoods'''</font>
!width=100 rowspan=2|External link(s)
|-
|-
| [[2002]]
! '''Blackwoods'''
| The game is played in the film.
|[[2002]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]]
|The game is played in the film.
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwoods (film) | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279695/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/blackwoods-2001}}
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwoods (film) | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279695/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/blackwoods-2001}}
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"| <font color=darkblue>'''Resident Evil: Apocalypse'''</font>
! '''Du & jag'''
|-
|[[2006]]
| [[2004]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]]
|One of characters, when running past a zombiefied [[Police Officers|police officer]], shouts "GTA, motherfucker, 10 points" in reference to the ability to score points introduced in the first Grand Theft Auto game.
|The game is mentioned in the film.
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident Evil: Apocalypse | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318627/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/resident-evil-apocalypse-2004}}
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du_&_jag | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499025/ }}
|-
! rowspan="2"| <font color=darkblue>'''The Toybox'''</font>
|-
|-
| [[2005]]
! '''Funny People'''
|[[2009]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]]
|The game is mentioned in the film.
|The game is mentioned in the film.
| {{movielinks | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451238/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/the-toybox-2005}}
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funny_People | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201167/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/funny-people-2009}}
|-
! rowspan="2"| <font color=darkblue>'''Du & jag'''</font>
|-
|-
| [[2006]]
! '''The Other Guys'''
|[[2010]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]]
|The game is mentioned in the film.
|The game is mentioned in the film.
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du_&_jag | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499025/ }}
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Other_Guys | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1386588/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/the-other-guys-2010}}
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"| <font color=darkblue>'''Skeleton Key 2: 667 Neighbor of the Beast'''</font>
! '''Resident Evil: Apocalypse'''
|[[2004]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]]
|One of characters, when running past a zombiefied [[Police Officers|police officer]], shouts "GTA, motherfucker, 10 points" in reference to the ability to score points introduced in the first Grand Theft Auto game.
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident Evil: Apocalypse | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318627/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/resident-evil-apocalypse-2004}}
|-
|-
| [[2008]]
! '''Skeleton Key 2:<br />667 Neighbor of the Beast'''
|[[2008]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]]
|The game is mentioned in the film.
|The game is mentioned in the film.
| {{movielinks | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1264111/ }}
| {{movielinks | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1264111/ }}
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"| <font color=darkblue>'''Funny People'''</font>
! '''The Toybox'''
|-
|[[2005]]
| [[2009]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]]
|The game is mentioned in the film.
|The game is mentioned in the film.
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funny_People | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201167/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/funny-people-2009}}
| {{movielinks | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451238/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/the-toybox-2005}}
|-
! rowspan="2"| <font color=darkblue>'''The Other Guys'''</font>
|-
| [[2010]]
|The game is mentioned in the film.
| {{movielinks | wp=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Other_Guys | imdb=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1386588/ | gram=http://moviegr.am/the-other-guys-2010}}
|-
|-
|}
|}</center>


{{clear}}
==Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 & Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 (both 1999)==
===Film references===
[[File:JamesBomb-GTAL1969.png|right|thumb|The [[James Bomb]].]]
{| class=wikitable
!Film name
!Release year
!Reference
|-
!'''[[:wp:Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'''
|1964
|The [[James Bomb]] is a reference to [[:wp:James Bond|James Bond]] and is similar to the [[:wp:Aston Martin DB5|Aston Martin DB5]].
|-
!'''[[:wp:Thunderbirds Are Go|Thunderbirds Are Go]]'''
|1966
|
# Along with the [[:wp:Thunderbirds (TV series)|television series]], spoofed with the [[Fab]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961]], which is similar in appearance to [[:wp:Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward|Lady Penelope's]] car called the [[:wp:FAB1|FAB1]].
# The term 'FAB' is also used as a radio acknowledgement, meaning Fully Acknowledged and Briefed.
|-
!'''[[:wp:Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery|Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery]]'''
|[[1997]]
|The [[Jug Swinger]] is based on the [[:wp:Jaguar E-Type|Jaguar E-Type]] used by [[:wp:Austin Powers (character)|Austin Powers]], including the Union Jack paint work.
|-
!'''[[:wp:The Avengers (1998 film)|The Avengers]]'''
|[[1998]]
|The [[Jugular E]] is similar in appearance to the [[:wp:Jaguar E-Type|Jaguar E-Type]] seen in the film, and is also available in the same colour.
|-
|}


<gallery>
File:JamesBomb-GTAL1969.png|The [[James Bomb]].
File:Fab-GTAL1961.png|The [[Fab]].
File:JugSwinger-GTAL.png|The [[Jug Swinger]].
File:JugularE-GTAL1969.png|[[Jugular E]].
</gallery>
{{clear}}
{{clear}}
==GTA III Era==
==GTA III Era==
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