He was being paranoid. He kept looking up through the windshield and looking up through the sun roof because he was trying to make sure he wasn't being watched by helicopter. Since they were tracking the van he took before he grabbed that BMW. I think that scene of him acting paranoid like that in the car was inspired by a similar scene from Goodfellas.
I remember as a kid I saw this and was blown away by it. I thought that this short film was actually a highlight reel for a GTA film and that the game was some kind of adaptation😆 I looked for that film for years until I learned I had it all wrong 😭
As a kid, I always thought that this intro was some kind of a snippet for a movie based on GTA III, given Claude's looks and the New York setting. It wasn't until my 10/11-year twerp self played through the game that I put 2 and 2 together and started spotting all the gangs from the game in the intro movie and that made me even more curious for the movie. It wasn't until I finally had access to the Internet around the early-to-mid 2010's that I finally got to see the movie.
Thank you so much for this remaster. As a kid I was obsessed with the late 90 early 2000s vibes of this movie. You can even see the WTC in the early shots. The drum and bass is excellent, and that small film gave me a love for the E39 BMW 5 series. Just love this film.
The person who plays Claude in this is Scott Maslen. He is known in the UK for being part of a long running soap called Eastenders. Known as ''Jack Branning''
Nah. Apparently they complained about how much hassle it was to make this. Because they had no permit to film and they were getting kicked out of most places anyways making it a pain in the ass to film this. So they said they'd never so something like this again.
There was an Irish mob boss years ago who used to carry out gangland hits himself as boss: PJ "The Psycho" Judge. Well known for how extremely volatile he was and for his ruthless control of the drug trade in Dublin for years. Buried one of his soldiers alive for skimming profits. Killed by the IRA in the 1990s. Believed to have been planned by his protogé, Martin "Marlo" Hyland, who was killed in his bed in 2006.
I recently started playing this, and if you read the character bios, it makes this basically R*'s most psychologically messed up game next to Manhunt. Look up Trey Welsh's biography for example, and just the lengths these gangs will go to to attack each other: cloning, designer drugs running rampant, human sacrifice and cannibalism akin to Soylent Green, it's like a Philip K Dick novel. Truly dystopian. GTA has never been this dark since. They should make a GTA: Carcer City! With melee controls like The Warriors and tons of gangs.
Yeah it was was darker actually than the ones that followed. If you notice in this movie, there's some dude who works as a janitor at the Zaibatsu corporation, but when they need an assassin, they activate the guy by whispering a trigger word to him, he's like a hypnotozed sleeper assassin. Mind control, MK ultra style. Probably believes he's just a janitor. That's pretty dark right there
@@taylorwhite254 nice catch dude 🧐 The thing that weirds me the most about Zaibatsu is its similarity to the tyrannical pharmaceutical and technocracy of today. They have a monopoly on everything, even human consciousness, it seems.
@@mikeydashank3897 yep, they have their fingers in every pie in every district. They're involved in some weird stuff. They influenced me for sure when I was a kid. I always wanted a fancy black car with the big Z on top. Still think it would be kinda cool. I figured z types would be like black BMW Z3's or something
So true. GTA 2 was pretty dark. Looking back now I agree. Sadly, I feel its dark edgy side went over alot of people heads since it was filled with alot of comedic elements even dark comedy. Don't forget the funny radio stations which were comedic gold! Plus, the game pretty much presented itself as something that couldn't take itself seriously. The darkest moment for me was when the Russia Mafia asks you (the player) to kidnap people and bring them to a factory to turn them into Hot Dogs so that their comrades can eat. Sick! I feel GTA 4 is the darkest of the series along with some moments of GTA Liberty City Stories. I wish there was a remake of GTA 2. It could be ALOT of fun.
Fun fact: the song that starts at 3:36 is called Thunder, which is made by Dom and Rolland. It is also the same song that plays throughout the police chase
4:26 Dom & Roland's Thunder playing, there is car chase scene going on and then this person in long jacket walks to view like it was everyday thing. Thats a fucking iconic moment for me!
It's wierd looking at this so many decades later and realising that the main game have nothing in common with this movie as it was set in retro futuristic 60s and it has amazing feel to it
For anyone enjoying the absolute banger tracks featured in this stunning short movie, just go to the credits, it’s all there, courtesy of the great folks at Moving Shadow Records.
I still remember the intro like it came out yesterday! I never had GTA2 but my cousin did and we used to live in the same building and we played it together. I prefer the 3D GTA but the top down games of the series were fun too!
If you take a look, Claude actually starts to show concern as he looks up from inside of the car after consuming the meds. This is him realising we are seeing what he’s doing from above. Good job rockstar 👍
they are sorta good but very primitive on the controls and viewpoint...However, let them be remade just like Chinatown wars and they are going to be amazing. i'm sure of it.
Even though this promotional film was made for GTA 2, it reminds me far more of GTA III. In my opinion, this should have been used for GTA III instead of GTA 2. This promotional film doesn't even match the visual theme or time period of GTA 2. GTA 2 has fictional, futuristic-looking cars and takes place in a dystopian future setting; while this promo film, on the other hand, appears to take place in our normal, modern, real-life world. The setting and visual style resembles GTA III, not GTA 2. Also, Claude Speed in this film looks very much like GTA III's version of Claude Speed rather than the GTA 2 version. You can tell that DMA Design/Rockstar devs took a lot of inspiration from this GTA 2 promo film when making GTA III - especially designing Claude. GTA III Claude appears to be inspired by the actor in this film. Looks just like him.
Yes I couldn't agree more with your statement. The only graphical renders of GTA 2 Claude actually have him looking more like Niko Bellic from GTA4. This makes Niko's ability to unlock Claude's outfit even more interesting.
There are a few more renders of him that look a little more like how he looks here, with the longer hair, black boots, and dark pants (though you don't get a good look at his face). One where he's running from the cops, and one where's he's getting shot by an electrogun
Because they are "the same Claude", Rockstar just made a soft reboot for GTA III, but 2 is in 2013, if want to see it as a continuation, ok, if u want to see it as a alternative temporal line, it's correct too, there's no divergence with GTA III story, he was in LC being hated by everyone at the final, then u can make the speculation that he moved for Anywhere City to start a new criminal life.
I wasn't even born when gta 2 dropped but something just keeps me coming back watch this video, i feel like there is something that 2d universe have that is absent in other gta games
Can't believe this was out only 2 years ago from 2002, the year I was born. The fact that it has been almost 25 years now puts me into some serious existential crisis. This video is a visual timecapsule
I was obsess with this game back then. I watch these videos a lot. I like the actor for Claude Speed. After all, I watch him in The Bill and EastEnders.
It's kinda sad that GTA 2 was the only game in the series that got it's own promotional movie. It also represents the era when Rockstar actually cared about games.
Hell this is the reason I know Thunder. (I'm an American from the Midwest - DnB is not super common over here. Video games are how I learned what it even is)
I wonder who are the other actors for this film. On Google, it only tells us about Scott Maslen (Claude Speed), Dan Houser (a Hare Krishna Monk) and Martin Pfefferkorn (Zaibatsu Assassin), but nothing about the others.
In the movie he looks like Claude from GTA 3 (that's very similar with Elvis Presley), in the concept arts he looks like Niko Bellic, in the gameplay he just looks like an biker gang member. Ps: I love Claude, I really like the 2D Universe, this mini movie is just a masterpiece, thank for ramastered.
Scott Maslen did a great job, here 👌🏼. If you're from the UK, you might be familiar with the character, Jack Branning, from the show, Eastenders; also played by Scott Maslen.
If anyone wants to know, the actor who plays Claude is pretty famous in the UK. Was in The Bill and Eastenders. His name's Scott Maslen: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Maslen.
At the time, Rockstar made a deal with a British record label to use songs from their artists for GTA 2 (including the songs used in this short film) and so this movie was included as a bonus feature on sample CDs from the record label. I think it was also available to download on Rockstar’s website at the time
The video for this movie was awesome. I wish we had more videos like this for the game. I wish this game got a remake. Heck it doesn't even need to be HD it could be made similar to the same way GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas, Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories were made.
![Behind the Scenes - GTA: Vice City [Making of]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/h4V2lzIYOIA/mqdefault.jpg)
I love when Claude is tweaking tf out in his car popping pills and fidgeting with the buttons and stuff 🤣
relatable
literally me
Ik so good gta needs a fucking movie bro like this and the main character as Claude tommy cj or niko some old school gta character
He was being paranoid. He kept looking up through the windshield and looking up through the sun roof because he was trying to make sure he wasn't being watched by helicopter. Since they were tracking the van he took before he grabbed that BMW.
I think that scene of him acting paranoid like that in the car was inspired by a similar scene from Goodfellas.
@@BenDover-d9w I don't want Niko.
Claude, Tommy or Carl Johnson (CJ) are the best.
Claude is my favorite
Damn the graphics in 1999 feels so real
i love 1999.
FR
Gangsters from the 99
Lol
XD
I remember as a kid I saw this and was blown away by it. I thought that this short film was actually a highlight reel for a GTA film and that the game was some kind of adaptation😆 I looked for that film for years until I learned I had it all wrong 😭
Yeah Claude looks like Claude from GTA 3 too!
@@ExtortedSins Eh idk Claude Speed and Claude look like completely different people to me only thing that looks the same is the clothes.
@isatherebel1520 their faces look like two different people to me but the hairstyles are similar
As a kid, I always thought that this intro was some kind of a snippet for a movie based on GTA III, given Claude's looks and the New York setting. It wasn't until my 10/11-year twerp self played through the game that I put 2 and 2 together and started spotting all the gangs from the game in the intro movie and that made me even more curious for the movie. It wasn't until I finally had access to the Internet around the early-to-mid 2010's that I finally got to see the movie.
At least it wasn't one of those moments when you vaguely remember watching a movie that didn't exist at all or wasn't like you remembered it..
The GTA 2 main menu theme is an absolute tune god brings back memories
Allthatsup
Thank you so much for this remaster. As a kid I was obsessed with the late 90 early 2000s vibes of this movie. You can even see the WTC in the early shots. The drum and bass is excellent, and that small film gave me a love for the E39 BMW 5 series. Just love this film.
Same story here :D
And the GTA 3 has suffering with the WTC atacks, ironic and sad at the same time.
WTC?
@@ChillHous1979 World Trade Center, the twin towers destroyed during 9/11
@@ChillHous1979World Trade Center. Twin towers. They're visible in the opening
0:25 the fact that the Twin Towers were still around back then.
What ? You want me to hit it?
The person who plays Claude in this is Scott Maslen. He is known in the UK for being part of a long running soap called Eastenders. Known as ''Jack Branning''
and turns out he is a ex policeman
he nails claude tbh
@@DocSportello838 they literally made claude look like him, not the other way round
and ds phil hunter in the bill
@@javierperalta7648 Ye I can see it. The top-down, 2D look really nails the resemblance
I wish they would've kept on making these. They have the cash to do it.
they have 10 billion dollars
@@danny2621 oh ok
Nah. Apparently they complained about how much hassle it was to make this. Because they had no permit to film and they were getting kicked out of most places anyways making it a pain in the ass to film this. So they said they'd never so something like this again.
@@NumaanTahir Although by 2004 they actually produced a feature length film - Football Factory - so I think they could have done it
@@danny2621 thats not enough apparently
Gotta respect the Russian mob boss for coming out to do a hit personally
Yup
There was an Irish mob boss years ago who used to carry out gangland hits himself as boss: PJ "The Psycho" Judge.
Well known for how extremely volatile he was and for his ruthless control of the drug trade in Dublin for years. Buried one of his soldiers alive for skimming profits.
Killed by the IRA in the 1990s. Believed to have been planned by his protogé, Martin "Marlo" Hyland, who was killed in his bed in 2006.
@@ImplodingSubmarine You know you fucked up big time when IRA had to put you down.
Hotline miami 2 level 22
That was supposed to be Jerkov right?
Man I really wish this was an actual movie
I recently started playing this, and if you read the character bios, it makes this basically R*'s most psychologically messed up game next to Manhunt. Look up Trey Welsh's biography for example, and just the lengths these gangs will go to to attack each other: cloning, designer drugs running rampant, human sacrifice and cannibalism akin to Soylent Green, it's like a Philip K Dick novel. Truly dystopian. GTA has never been this dark since. They should make a GTA: Carcer City! With melee controls like The Warriors and tons of gangs.
True but the media would shit on it so hard
Yeah it was was darker actually than the ones that followed. If you notice in this movie, there's some dude who works as a janitor at the Zaibatsu corporation, but when they need an assassin, they activate the guy by whispering a trigger word to him, he's like a hypnotozed sleeper assassin. Mind control, MK ultra style. Probably believes he's just a janitor. That's pretty dark right there
@@taylorwhite254 nice catch dude 🧐 The thing that weirds me the most about Zaibatsu is its similarity to the tyrannical pharmaceutical and technocracy of today. They have a monopoly on everything, even human consciousness, it seems.
@@mikeydashank3897 yep, they have their fingers in every pie in every district. They're involved in some weird stuff. They influenced me for sure when I was a kid. I always wanted a fancy black car with the big Z on top. Still think it would be kinda cool. I figured z types would be like black BMW Z3's or something
So true. GTA 2 was pretty dark. Looking back now I agree. Sadly, I feel its dark edgy side went over alot of people heads since it was filled with alot of comedic elements even dark comedy. Don't forget the funny radio stations which were comedic gold! Plus, the game pretty much presented itself as something that couldn't take itself seriously. The darkest moment for me was when the Russia Mafia asks you (the player) to kidnap people and bring them to a factory to turn them into Hot Dogs so that their comrades can eat. Sick! I feel GTA 4 is the darkest of the series along with some moments of GTA Liberty City Stories. I wish there was a remake of GTA 2. It could be ALOT of fun.
2:26 Resident Evil 4's Village section be like
Fun fact:
the song that starts at 3:36 is called Thunder, which is made by Dom and Rolland. It is also the same song that plays throughout the police chase
This game was an integral part of my childhood. Thanks for this great remaster and brining back so much memories!
4:26 Dom & Roland's Thunder playing, there is car chase scene going on and then this person in long jacket walks to view like it was everyday thing. Thats a fucking iconic moment for me!
5:33 Niko belic
There are several of them)
It's wierd looking at this so many decades later and realising that the main game have nothing in common with this movie as it was set in retro futuristic 60s and it has amazing feel to it
For anyone enjoying the absolute banger tracks featured in this stunning short movie, just go to the credits, it’s all there, courtesy of the great folks at Moving Shadow Records.
I still remember the intro like it came out yesterday! I never had GTA2 but my cousin did and we used to live in the same building and we played it together.
I prefer the 3D GTA but the top down games of the series were fun too!
If you take a look, Claude actually starts to show concern as he looks up from inside of the car after consuming the meds. This is him realising we are seeing what he’s doing from above.
Good job rockstar 👍
@@agentburningbutters3655 he forgot with Girlfriend together in GTA 2 The Movie
@@ucoksubejo964 yep
@@agentburningbutters3655 yeah he poor don't have Girlfriend in GTA 2
they are sorta good but very primitive on the controls and viewpoint...However, let them be remade just like Chinatown wars and they are going to be amazing. i'm sure of it.
2:32 that's actually a much more realistic knockout than most movies, low budget sometimes does pay off lmao
Even though this promotional film was made for GTA 2, it reminds me far more of GTA III. In my opinion, this should have been used for GTA III instead of GTA 2. This promotional film doesn't even match the visual theme or time period of GTA 2. GTA 2 has fictional, futuristic-looking cars and takes place in a dystopian future setting; while this promo film, on the other hand, appears to take place in our normal, modern, real-life world. The setting and visual style resembles GTA III, not GTA 2. Also, Claude Speed in this film looks very much like GTA III's version of Claude Speed rather than the GTA 2 version. You can tell that DMA Design/Rockstar devs took a lot of inspiration from this GTA 2 promo film when making GTA III - especially designing Claude. GTA III Claude appears to be inspired by the actor in this film. Looks just like him.
Yes I couldn't agree more with your statement. The only graphical renders of GTA 2 Claude actually have him looking more like Niko Bellic from GTA4. This makes Niko's ability to unlock Claude's outfit even more interesting.
Did you know GTA 2 takes place in 2013 which was the same year GTA V came out?
Not really, Claude wasn't inspired by anyone
There are a few more renders of him that look a little more like how he looks here, with the longer hair, black boots, and dark pants (though you don't get a good look at his face). One where he's running from the cops, and one where's he's getting shot by an electrogun
Because they are "the same Claude", Rockstar just made a soft reboot for GTA III, but 2 is in 2013, if want to see it as a continuation, ok, if u want to see it as a alternative temporal line, it's correct too, there's no divergence with GTA III story, he was in LC being hated by everyone at the final, then u can make the speculation that he moved for Anywhere City to start a new criminal life.
4:00 my fav scene!
Wait... how do you speak?
@@supgent well, he didn't say a word
Your pfp is Claude but your name is Claude Speed??
@@supgent he typed he didnt speqk
@@Volition_To_The_Max i think they're the same in different universes
Thank you for increasing the quality, I was looking for this for a few months.
"increasing" the "quality"
@@absolute_blue ye
9:15 Dont worry guys . If Claude was in GTA 3 then he surely survived the assasination in GTA 2
Wait but GTA 2 year is set in 2013 :O
Nah he totally died. Different universes anyway. 2D vs 3D. This game’s set in 2013.
@@hatman3636 well shit i have to go to the gta timeline again since im dumb as shit
@@aleksasarmes8160 i'ts Sad Ending he is dead killed by Zaibatsu Assassin and where Girlfriend
Its gta he respawned at a hospital
this movie shows how claude got his last name, speed.
I don't think claude from gta 2 is the same as gta III claude
@awesomecat458 i was referring to gta 2 claude not 3
I wasn't even born when gta 2 dropped but something just keeps me coming back watch this video, i feel like there is something that 2d universe have that is absent in other gta games
Bro was about to steal a "Comet" but instead met his fate.
Respect + for Scott Maslen
This needs at least 10 Oscars
Can't believe this was out only 2 years ago from 2002, the year I was born. The fact that it has been almost 25 years now puts me into some serious existential crisis. This video is a visual timecapsule
3 years ago from 2002 to be correct
This is where the REAL OGs are at 📼
7:34 Dan Houser at bottom left
Wow good spotting. I actually thought it was him as the spray painter with the mask on but can't really tell cos the mask makes it hard to see.
Good spotting.
8:59 here he looks exactly like the 3d claude
6:40 what is the brand of the boots?
8:02-9:14 "Soul-makin', sound-shakin', earthquakin'... change."
EZ Rollers - Short Change 😎
Lesson here is don't steal from zaibatsu
But they have good cars and 10 bullet pistols!
and they look like Agents despite being a organized Gang
you wouldnt take a bag of Zoom Zoom? Zaibatzus best Drug?
lesson here: respect is everything
Masterpiece I would've love to see movie like this one
wow Grand Theft Auto 6 look so badass!
GTA 1999 Grand theft in New York
GTA2 had better graphics than GTA VI trailer
This game was way ahead of it's time
fr
That assassin is a hell of a janitor
It's Martin Pfefferkorn. Should ask him if he still works for the Zaibatsu
Wow. This guy is real life Claude.
it'd be great if it was actually the full film
This is the full film.
It is the full film. It was short and I think it was only to promote the game.
what are you talking about? this is the full film
@@Tengohueva88 what he means is he wish it was like a hour long movie
You cinematography is really well done that you can piece the story all on your own.
7:14 children in GTA
That’s Dan houser on the bottom left 7:33
Thr former story-director of Rockstar's games. Good catch.
Cool cameo i gotta say
Love that Claude speed artwork lol
Drawn by Patrick Brown
@@50ksavagegoodsavage4 ohh I've seen him
7:33 Dan Houser
Lol claude pushed him
i never noticed he was there
5:33 i got to admit it, this guy really looks like niko
There are several of them)
The chase scene is kinda relatable with me and the homies ☠💀
I was obsess with this game back then. I watch these videos a lot. I like the actor for Claude Speed. After all, I watch him in The Bill and EastEnders.
7:32 dan houser as one of the monks 😂
And later he would appear in 3,Vice City and San Andreas as Freddy needs a Nanny
It's kinda sad that GTA 2 was the only game in the series that got it's own promotional movie. It also represents the era when Rockstar actually cared about games.
GTA San Andreas got San Andreas: the Introduction
@mr.andrew7820 i know but i meant like those irl based ones
Great job dude!
This is more realistic than modern games
@Privateer Assassins 🇮🇩 nope
this trailer was ahead of its time
I love how one of the gang members is welding a chainsaw 😭
Never knew it was a whole short movie, not just an intro. 25 years later I know. Cool!
Yo the fact that thunder was in the GTA2 movie is fucking insane!
Hell this is the reason I know Thunder.
(I'm an American from the Midwest - DnB is not super common over here. Video games are how I learned what it even is)
@@JRC99 yeah, I’m also an American, I love this shit.
"..."
- Speed Claude
8:08 Misty from GTA III
I wonder who are the other actors for this film. On Google, it only tells us about Scott Maslen (Claude Speed), Dan Houser (a Hare Krishna Monk) and Martin Pfefferkorn (Zaibatsu Assassin), but nothing about the others.
I would like to know who played as the Russian mob boss, Yakuza leader (old man in a suit), and that pink dressed blondie.
@@extremeboss5282one of the actors for the russian goons commented on one of the uploads
Respect for the hard job you make this videos are awesome and great in 4K you make the best movie ;)
5:27 What magazine does this guy read?
Revista xxx
How come this short film didn't win an Oscar and didn't even nominated for Best Short Film Category is baffling to me. 🗿🗽🔥
In the movie he looks like Claude from GTA 3 (that's very similar with Elvis Presley), in the concept arts he looks like Niko Bellic, in the gameplay he just looks like an biker gang member.
Ps: I love Claude, I really like the 2D Universe, this mini movie is just a masterpiece, thank for ramastered.
And remember respect is everything
11:14 The announcer for the game makes it sound like its a sitcom
I'd watch the sh*t out of that sitcom
Hallelujah! Another soul saved.
Scott Maslen did a great job, here 👌🏼. If you're from the UK, you might be familiar with the character, Jack Branning, from the show, Eastenders; also played by Scott Maslen.
Lock stock the TV series as well 👍
you seen the ugly artefacts compared to the smooth motions in the original? this iss not a Remaster, its an accident
Good shot kid , you got him !
Oh this is great, it used to be that you could only find really low quality versions of this. Very cool.
Damn, the AI was very high when making this interpolation
Ah yes what a memory
Wowwww, never seen the full version, it's fantastic! 🤩
2013 hit different
If anyone wants to know, the actor who plays Claude is pretty famous in the UK. Was in The Bill and Eastenders. His name's Scott Maslen: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Maslen.
Legend!
the extended scenes, i don't remember them, where they played when going through the game? i only remember the choppy intro
At the time, Rockstar made a deal with a British record label to use songs from their artists for GTA 2 (including the songs used in this short film) and so this movie was included as a bonus feature on sample CDs from the record label. I think it was also available to download on Rockstar’s website at the time
The video for this movie was awesome. I wish we had more videos like this for the game. I wish this game got a remake. Heck it doesn't even need to be HD it could be made similar to the same way GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas, Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories were made.
@@geminilover1141 Yep. But the 3d graphics would just need to be a bit more crisp along with he gameplay. Besides, that it could work.
The Most Amazing INTRO in the whole gta universe
Nice job, respect
I must say the 4K upscale on this is so weird but thanks for the upload
I still have Gta 1 and 2 for ps1 I grew up playing them
7:10 best scene ever made
Although This Was A Very Short Movie Is Better Than Any Other Movies Because Is Saves Time, It Almost Felt Like A Movie Trailer Than An Actual Movie.
We might never get stuff like this as promotional marerials for video games
Claude speed drives a 1995 BMW i30 in the movie but in the game play we get wierd cars from 1950's
What about the Furore Gt
3:36 the chase begins 😂
So nostalgic
5:30 niko belic
there are several of them
It's great! Thank you.)
crime does not pay better title always watch ur back
the intro has way too many cuts for the 60FPS treatment to work well
the whole remaster looks sluggisch and ugly with all those ai created inbetween frames
yeah, intro is too sped up
crispy quality
never seen this footage before.
2:42 Willy Wonka? Does anyone know why?
Scott Maslen has a double, Kevin Pierra from G4TV 😉
7:22 Pure evil
What on earth the startup video has a longer version?!?!?
What software was made with this?
I don't think this should be 60fps.