Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (VG)

User Rating:

9.6/10   

Director:

Rod Edge

Writers:

Dan Houser (written by) &
Rupert Humphries (written by) ...
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Release Date:

29 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Welcome to Liberty City, where the only dirty word is hope

Plot:

Niko Bellic comes to Liberty City, America to live the good life, but ends up having to assist his dangerously indebted cousin Roman with his financial troubles, by any (mostly illegal) means necessary.

Plot Keywords:

Immigrant | Black Comedy | Benelli M3 | Controversy | Statue Of Liberty New York City

Cast

Michael Hollick	...	Niko Bellic (voice)
Jason Zumwalt	...	Roman Bellic (voice)
Timothy Adams	...	Brucie Kibbutz (voice)
Moti Margolin	...	Dimitri Rascalov (voice)
Doris Belack	...	Maureen McReary (voice)
Thomas Lyons	...	Deputy Commissioner Francis McReary (voice)
P.J. Sosko	...	Gerry McReary (voice)
Ryan Johnston	...	Patrick 'Packie' McReary (voice)
Mary Catherine Donnelly	...	Kate McReary (voice)
Coolie Ranx	...	'Little' Jacob Hughes (voice)
Seeborn	...	Teafore 'Real Badman' Maxwell-Davies (voice)
Charlie Parker	...	Elizabeta Torres (voice)
Tony Patellis	...	Jimmy Pegorino (voice)
Joseph Barbara	...	Ray Boccino (voice)
Frank Bonsangue	...	Phil Bell (voice)
Richard Barnes	...	United Liberty Paper (voice) (as Milton James)
Sharon Angela	...	Angie Pegorino (voice)
Elena Hurst	...	Mallorie Bardas (voice)
Robert Funaro	...	Anthony Corrado (voice) (as Bobby Funaro)
Misha Kuznetsov	...	Vladimir 'Vlad' Glebov (voice)
Michael Medeiros	...	Darko Brevic (voice)
Berto Colon	...	Manny Escuela (voice)
Timothy J. Alex	...	Florian Cravic / Bernie Crane (voice)
Daniel G. O'Brien	...	Jay Hamilton (voice)
David Conley	...	Gordon Sargent (voice)
Postell Pringle	...	Trey 'Playboy X' Stewart (voice)
George Feaster	...	Derrick McReary (voice)
Karel Roden	...	Mikhail Faustin (voice)
Marcy Maguigan	...	Ileyna Faustin (voice)
Rebecca Henderson	...	Michelle / Karen (voice)
Traci Godfrey	...	Ashley Butler (voice)
Larry Fleishman	...	Mel (voice)
Jacek Krawczyk	...	Killer (voice)
Scott Hill	...	Johnny Klebitz (voice)
Devin Richards	...	Dwayne Forge (voice)
Victor Verhaeghe	...	Eddie Low (voice)
Reyna de Courcy	...	Marnie Allen (voice)
Madison Arnold	...	Jon Gravelli (voice)
Chris Jobin	...	Mitch the Cop (voice)
John Walker	...	Lenny the Mechanic / Henchman (voice)
Pete O'Connor	...	'Saint' Michael Keane (voice)
Thomas G. Waites	...	Priest (voice) (as Thomas Waites)
Peter Linari	...	Dardan Petrela (voice)
James Yaegashi	...	Charlie (voice)
Jerry Clicquot	...	Clarence Little (voice)
Rebecca Benhayon	...	Gracie Ancelotti (voice)
David Shaw	...	Pathos (voice)
Deborah Yates	...	Sara (voice)
Harry Chase	...	Jeff the Cuckold (voice)
Justin Reinsilber	...	Brian Meech (voice)
Ja'Tovia Gary	...	Cherise Glover (voice)
Lev Gorn	...	Ivan Bytchkov (voice)
Gregory Korostishevsky	...	Bledar Morina (voice)
Vitali Baganov	...	Rodislav 'Ray' Bulgarin (voice)
Sean T. Krishnan	...	Hossan Ramzy (voice)
Bujan Rugova	...	Albanian (voice)
Samantha Soule	...	Alexandra 'Alex' Chilton (voice)
Elan Luz Rivera	...	Carmen Ortiz (voice)
Kim Howard	...	Kiki Jenkins (voice)
Modi	...	Isaac Roth (voice) (as Modi Rosenfeld)
Mario D'Leon	...	Luis Fernando Lopez (voice)
Ed Rubeo	...	Mori Green (voice)
Nicholas Montgomery	...	Coked-up Reveler (voice) (as Nick Montgomery)
Kerry Shaw	...	Brucie's Girl (voice)
Martin Herring	...	Dave Bosoy (voice)
Marc Fine	...	Mickey the Bartender (voice)
John Brady	...	City Official in Bar (voice)
Jeff Norris	...	Sergei (voice)
Sandor Telcsy	...	Andrei (voice)
Amy Razviwomg	...	Thai Prostitute (voice)
Michael Bower	...	Eugene Reaper (voice)
Pete Pavio	...	Joe 'Tuna' DiLeo (voice)
Robert Kelly	...	Luca Silvestri (voice)
Richard Pruitt	...	Kenny Petrovic (voice)
Jarlath Conroy	...	Aiden O'Malley (voice)
Jonathan Hanst	...	Tom Goldberg (voice)
Dennis Predovic	...	Jim Fitzgerald (voice)
Tony Cucci	...	Maître d' (voice)
Jay Capozello	...	Jeff the Cop (voice)
Greg Johnson	...	Jorge (voice)
Peter Adler	...	Yuppie (voice)
Tom Tammi	...	Bobby Jefferson (voice)
François Kevorkian	...	Himself - Electro Choc DJ (voice) (as François K)
Jen Sweeney	...	Electro Choc Imaging Voice (voice)
Roy Ayers	...	Himself - Fusion FM DJ (voice)
Pantera Saint-Montaigne	...	Fusion FM Imaging Voice (voice)
Femi Kuti	...	Himself - IF99 DJ (voice)
Saidah Arrika Ekulona	...	IF99 Imaging Voice (voice)
Alvino Johnson	...	IF99 Imaging Voice (voice)
Roy Haynes	...	Himself - JNR Jazz DJ (voice)
K.D. Bowe	...	JNR Jazz Imaging Voice (voice)
Karl Lagerfeld	...	Himself - K109 The Studio DJ (voice)
Chad Coleman	...	K 109 Imaging Voice (voice)
Andrea Stapleton	...	K 109 Imaging Voice (voice)
James Drescher	...	Himself - LCHC DJ (voice) (as Jimmy Gestapo)
Armando Bordas	...	LCHC Imaging Voice (voice)
Lenny Bednarz	...	LCHC Imaging Guitar & Vocals (voice)
Peter LaRussa	...	LCHC Imaging Drums & Vocals (voice)
Iggy Pop	...	Himself - Liberty Rock Radio DJ (voice)
John Reilly	...	Liberty Rock Radio Imaging Voice (voice)
Bobby Konders	...	Himself - Massive B DJ (voice)
Juliette Lewis	...	Herself - Radio Broker DJ (voice)
Bryan Apple	...	Radio Broker Imaging Voice (voice)
Daddy Yankee	...	San Juan Sounds DJ (voice)
Reynaldo Infante	...	San Juan Sounds Imaging Voice (voice)
Julie Nunez	...	San Juan Sounds Imaging Voice (voice)
Mister Cree	...	Himself - The Beat 102.7 DJ (voice)
DJ Green Lantern	...	Himself - The Beat 102.7 DJ (voice)
Eric Edwards	...	The Beat 102.7 Imaging Voice (voice)
Vanessa Grullon	...	The Beat 102.7 Imaging Voice (voice)
Larry Kenney	...	The Beat 102.7 Announcer (voice)
DJ Premier	...	Himself - The Classics 104.1 DJ (voice)
A. Computer	...	The Journey DJ (voice)
Vaughn Harper	...	Himself - The Vibe 98.8 DJ (voice)
Keith Randolph Smith	...	The Vibe 98.8 Imaging Voice (voice)
Damon the Pimp	...	The Vibe 98.8 Caller (voice)
Rick Dyers	...	The Vibe 98.8 Caller (voice)
John F. Rocket	...	The Vibe 98.8 Caller (voice)
Mark Anthony	...	The Vibe 98.8 Caller (voice)
Yahmahn Clark	...	The Vibe 98.8 Caller (voice)
Mort Goldman	...	The Vibe 98.8 Caller (voice)
Carl Bradshaw	...	Himself - Tuff Gong DJ (voice)
Sebastian Alvarado	...	Tuff Gong Imaging Voice (voice)
Erik Stenqvist	...	Tuff Gong Imaging Voice (voice)
Chris Connor	...	Tuff Gong Imaging Voice (voice)
Oliver Kann	...	Tuff Gong Imaging Voice (voice)
Alex Lins	...	Tuff Gong Imaging Voice (voice)
Ruslana Lyzhicko	...	Herself - Vladivostok FM DJ (voice)
Larissa Tokmakov	...	Vladivostok FM Imaging Voice (voice)
Krystyna Jakubiak	...	Vladivostok FM Imaging Voice (voice)
Mark Nierman	...	Vladivostok FM Imaging Voice (voice)
Brian Thomas	...	WKTT Radio Imaging Voice (voice)
Jack Harte	...	WKTT Radio Imaging Voice (voice)
Jim Fagan	...	Just or Unjust Announcer (voice)
M.L. Wooley	...	Judge Grady (voice)
Chelsea Peretti	...	Lori Williams-Jones (voice)
Jim Norton	...	Chuck Williams-Jones (voice)
Charles Everett	...	Lamar Davis (voice)
Pascale Armand	...	Angela Allan (voice)
Jason Sudeikis	...	Richard Bastion (voice)
Richard Fury	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Jimmy Bob Dautreeve	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Bob Jones	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Hadley Tomicki	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Kim Hawker	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Ian Brown	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Jeff Sternberg	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Art Cuebik	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Mike Maples	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Chris Menaz	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Mike Moe	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Matt Pearson	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Jenifa Jones	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Hilda Wright	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Ben Wissett	...	Bastion Show Caller (voice)
Melinda Wade	...	Jayne Labrador (voice)
Fez Whatley	...	Marcel LeMeau (voice)
Patrice Oneal	...	Jeffron James (voice)
Amy Sacco	...	Larissa Slalom (voice)
Marlon Geshlider	...	Christopher Tibbits (voice)
Sonny Fox	...	Public Liberty Radio Imaging Voice (voice)
Ilyana Kadushin	...	Beatrix Fontaine (voice)
Shelley Miller	...	The Séance Caller (voice)
Yahael Torres	...	The Séance Caller (voice)
Jena Axelrod	...	The Séance Caller (voice)
Chris Murray	...	The Séance Caller (voice)
Tricia Shaw	...	The Séance Caller (voice)
Bryan H. Tucker	...	Ryan McFallon (voice) (as Bryan Tucker)
Rachel Allen	...	Sheila Stafford (voice)
Bill Hader	...	Wilson Taylor Sr. (voice) (unconfirmed)
Rick Shapiro	...	Mason Waylon (voice)
Chris Gannon	...	Brandon Roberts (voice)
Henry Strozier	...	John Hunter (voice)
Sean R. Lynch	...	Intelligent Agenda Announcer (voice) (as Sean Lynch)
Tanner Kenney	...	Intelligent Agenda Caller (voice)
Erik Nagel	...	Intelligent Agenda Caller (voice)
Jessica Spencer	...	Intelligent Agenda Caller / Financial Reporter (voice)
Rene Campanelli	...	Intelligent Agenda Caller (voice)
Derek Blair	...	Intelligent Agenda Caller (voice)
Sean Macaluso	...	Intelligent Agenda Caller (voice)
Adam Wolkoff	...	Intelligent Agenda Caller (voice)
Lazlow Jones	...	Himself (voice)
Jeff Berlin	...	Integrity 2.0 Imaging Voice (voice)
Fred Armisen	...	Pervert / Hotdog Vendor / Internet Nerd (voice)
Kingsley Chaima Aigbe	...	Person on Street (voice)
Jeff Yorkes	...	Person on Street (voice)
Pam Alexander	...	Person on Street (voice)
Donato Greco	...	Person on Street (voice)
Mimi Lee	...	Person on Street (voice)
Adrian DeTray	...	Person on Street (voice)
Shawn Allen	...	Person on Street (voice)
Russell Foreman	...	Person on Street (voice)
Tais Vasconcellos	...	Person on Street (voice)
Steven Hule	...	Person on Street (voice)
John Montone	...	Mike Whitely (voice)
Christine Sockol	...	Jenny Acorn (voice)
Oni Faida Lampley	...	Callista Brown (voice)
Jeff Bottoms	...	Jim Harrison / Troy Burger (voice)
Michael Jaye	...	Eric House (voice)
Joan Baker	...	Alison Maybury (voice)
Bill Andrew Quinn	...	Bryan Wilkinson (voice)
John Beach	...	Weathercaster (voice)
Shannon Murphy	...	Weathercaster (voice)
Al Vanik	...	CNT Network Voice (voice)
Jeff David	...	Weazel Network Voice (voice)
Bill Ratner	...	Announcer for The Men's Room / Republican Space Rangers / Split Sides (voice)
Bas Rutten	...	Bas - Men's Room (voice)
John Zurhellen	...	Jeremy St. Ives (voice)
Jeremy Wheaton	...	The Men's Room Caller (voice)
Nick Qualantone	...	The Men's Room Caller (voice)
Robb Webb	...	Malcolm Fitzherbert (voice)
Gammy Singer	...	Estell Graham (voice)
Dave Bachman	...	Luther Austin (voice)
Les Gunn	...	I'm Rich Announcer (voice)
Julie Alexandria	...	I'm Rich Announcer (voice)
Gregory Johnson	...	Tony McTony (voice)
Jim Conroy	...	Butch (voice)
Bill Lobley	...	Commander / Alien (voice)
Lloyd Floyd	...	Dick (voice)
Wil Wheaton	...	Alien (voice)
Angus Hepburn	...	A History of Liberty Announcer (voice)
Tony Call	...	Gordon Peterson (voice)
Alison Fraser	...	Gertrude Leneau (voice)
Ricky Gervais	...	Himself (voice)
Katt Williams	...	Himself (voice)
Kurt Rhoads	...	The Incredible Kleinman (voice)
Melody Sweets	...	Miss Bluesey St. John (voice)
Nicholas Flair	...	Catch (voice)
Matt Williams	...	Dusty Cowpoke (voice)
Yuri Naumkin	...	Perestroika MC (voice)
Walter Houser	...	Busker (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Will Blagrove	...	Pedestrian (voice)
Kevin Breznahan	...	Various (voice)
Charles Burrell	...	Bridge Cordon Officer (voice)
Curtiss Cook	...	Street Preacher (voice)
J.W. Cortes	...	Person on Street
Manish Dayal	...	Cab Driver (voice)
Alex Emanuel	...	Liberty city crowd member (voice)
Matthew Gumley	...	Zachary Tyler (voice)
Roey Hershkovitz	...	Hasidic Pedestrian / Subway Announcer / Various (voice)
Tia Dionne Hodge	...	Pedestrian (voice)
Ej Linehan	...	Irish Gangster (voice)
Gillian Pensavalle	...	Trendy Manhattanite
Nattacia Satie	...	Russian Citizen of Liberty City (voice)
Stelianie Tekmitchov	...	Liberty City Pedestrian
Joseph Tudisco	...	Italian Mobster (voice)
Adrian Alfonso	...	Cuban Gangster (voice) (uncredited)
Drew Battles	...	Biker Angels of Death (voice) (uncredited)
Luan Bexheti	...	Albanian Gangster (voice) (uncredited)
Jeremy Bobb	...	(voice) (uncredited)
Steve Carlesi	...	Street Cop (uncredited) (voice)
Luther Creek	...	Pedestrian (voice) (uncredited)
Ernest Dancy	...	Pedestrian (voice) (uncredited)
Cesar De León	...	Drug Dealer (uncredited) (voice)
Jabari Gray	...	Jamaican Bartender (voice) (uncredited)
Clark Harris	...	Bridge Cordon Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Kenneth Lee	...	Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Lou Martini Jr.	...	Policeman (voice) (uncredited)
Genia Morgan	...	Tina / Wife (uncredited)
Edward O'Blenis	...	Pedestrian (voice) (uncredited)
Brian Sack	...	Mike Riley (voice) (uncredited)
Brian Speaker	...	Person on the Street (voice) (uncredited)
Brad Lee Wind	...	Pedestrian / Biker (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Rod Edge

Writing credits
Dan Houser		(written by) &
Rupert Humphries		(written by)
John Zurhellen		pedestrian dialogue

Produced by
Leslie Benzies	....	producer
Sam Houser	....	executive producer
William Mills	....	assistant producer
Imran Sarwar	....	associate producer

Art Direction by
Aaron Garbut

Art Department
Alexander Pons Carden-Jones	....	interior artist
Adam Cochrane	....	lead map artist: Alderney
C.J. Dick	....	lead prop artist
Andrew Hay	....	lead interior artist
Ian McQue	....	concept artist
Jolyon Orme	....	lead vehicle artist
Stuart Petri	....	lead graphic designer
Michael Pirso	....	lead interior artist
Wayland Standing	....	lead map artist: Algonquin
Nik Taylor	....	lead map artist: Broker, Bohan, Dukes

Sound Department
Shaun Brennan	....	foley artist
Scott Cannizzaro	....	dialogue engineer
Jon Endicott	....	dialogue editor
Eric Gitelson	....	foley engineer
Anthony Litton	....	lead dialogue editor
Rich Macar	....	sound recordist
Nicholas Montgomery	....	supervising sound editor
John Moros	....	foley editor
Brian Scibinico	....	dialogue editor
Matthew Smith	....	lead audio
Ian Stynes	....	sound recordist
Allan Walker	....	lead audio

Visual Effects by
Bryan Burger	....	motion tracker: Image Metrics
Alistair Creaser	....	motion tracker: Image Metrics
Brian Genna	....	motion tracker: Image Metrics

Stunts
Erik Martin	....	stunts

Animation Department
David Barton	....	facial animation producer: Image Metrics
Gus Braid	....	lead ingame animator
Cesar Bravo	....	animator: Image Metrics
Christian Brierley	....	animator: Image Metrics
Rod Edge	....	cutscene director
Mondo Ghulam	....	lead cutscene animator
Leon W. Gittens	....	animator: Image Metrics
Jay Grenier	....	animator: Image Metrics
Alex Horton	....	animation director
Michael Kane	....	lead character artist
C.J. Markham	....	cutscene animator
Matt Onheiber	....	animator: Image Metrics
Anthony Rizzo	....	senior animator: image metrics
Jessa Sininger	....	animator: Image Metrics

Music Department
Craig Conner	....	music producer

Other crew
Shawn Allen	....	game capture
Craig Arbuthnott	....	quality assurance manager
James Arthur	....	level designer
Ryan Baker	....	level designer
Robert Bray	....	level designer
Dave Bruce	....	level designer
Charles Burrell	....	game capture
Brenda Carey	....	level designer
Barry Clark	....	level designer
Martin Connor	....	multiplayer level design
Neil Corbette	....	lead test analyst (as Neil Corbett)
Adrien DeTray	....	game capture
Andrew Duthie	....	level designer
Neil Feguson	....	level designer
Craig Filshie	....	lead level designer
Craig Filshie	....	level designer
Adam Fowler	....	technical director
Thomas French	....	level designer
Paul Green	....	level designer
John Haime	....	level designer
Clark Harris	....	game capture
Karim Hemraj	....	programmer
Phil Hooker	....	lead a.i. programmer
Lawrence Kerr	....	level designer
Charlie Kessler	....	studio production assistant
Eugene Kuczerepa	....	multiplayer level design
Simon Lashley	....	level designer
Simon Lashley	....	senior designer
Keith McLeman	....	level designer
Keith McLeman	....	senior designer
Chris McMahon	....	level designer
Jim McMahon	....	level designer
Neil Meikle	....	level designer
Alwyn Roberts	....	level designer
Alexander Roger	....	technical director
Jeff Rosa	....	quality assurance manager
Chris Rothwell	....	lead multiplayer level designer
Chris Rothwell	....	multiplayer level design
Klaas Schilstra	....	lead cross-platform programmer
Andrew Semple	....	studio director
Karen Sieber	....	voice
Greg Smith	....	lead tools programmer
Iain Smith	....	game tester
Steven H. Taylor	....	level designer
Ray Tran	....	senior graphics programmer
Obbe Vermeij	....	technical director
Ross Wallace	....	level designer
David Watson	....	level designer
John Whyte	....	senior programmer
Kevin Wong	....	level designer

Thanks
Jordan Liles	....	special thanks
Casey Mongillo	....	special thanks
Kyle Papke	....	special thanks
Tank	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Rockstar North

Distributors

• Rockstar Games (2007) (UK) (all media)
• Take Two Interactive Software (2007) (worldwide) (TV)

Special Effects

• Perspective Studios

Other Companies

• Image Metrics  facial animation

Also Known As:

GTA 4 (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
GTA IV (International: English title) (short title)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Russian | Serbian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:M | Australia:MA (censored version) | Singapore:M18 | Norway:18 (self applied) | New Zealand:R18 (uncensored version) | New Zealand:R18 (censored version) | Germany:18 (uncensored)

Company:

Rockstar North

Trivia:

When voice actors auditioned for their roles, they were told they were told they were auditioning for a fake game called "Frozen".

Goofs:

Continuity: If one attains a 4-star wanted level and then goes to the airport, the wanted level will drop to a 3-star wanted level. But, if the player has no wanted level then goes to the airport, a 4-star wanted level will be given.

Quotes:

[First lines]
Dave Bosoy: Daddy's back, you bitches... Daddy's back, you bitches!

Movie Connections:

References Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Soundtrack:

Call Pon Dem

This is unlike anything you can believe

Perfection, or the closest thing possible is achieved with GTA IV. This may sound weird but it's hard to not think that this is a real breathing city. If one word could sum up the game I think it would be 'detail'. Every aspect of the game is as detailed as possible and it is easily the best game ever made respective of the technological possibility. For instance, the AI of the people walking down the street is almost creepy, it seems like these are living people. The dialogue is truly impressive, I believe that this game could compete with some of the best films around. Some people say that the cut-scenes have errors and other minuscule details are slightly askew, but truthfully if they are looking that close for errors they are missing the grand picture. Fantastic acting, worthy of film awards, breathtaking graphics, beyond realistic physics, and just enthralling game-play make this the first truly next-gen game that goes beyond just better graphics, pushing the limits of what I thought was possible. It's one hell of a deal for only $60, it's easily worth hundreds. Rockstar is genius for a making a game so immersive, so realistic, but yet manages to keep that funny, satiric GTA feel. Congrats Rockstar, you deserve your success.

P.S. screw off anyone that believes that video games cause people to do crimes. That's just being lazy.