Cathay Theater

The Cathay Theater, also known simply as the Cathay, is a distinctive movie theater in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Description

It is located on Vinewood Boulevard in Market, Los Santos, although the building itself is physically within the boundaries of neighbouring Temple, and is inaccessible to the player. The film Mullholiday and Dulaly is advertised heavily at the entrance which is directly opposite the The El Dritch Theatre that is also advertising the same movie.

The theater plays a prominent role during "Management Issues", when the player, on orders from OG Loc, is required to kidnap Alan Crawford as he leaves an award ceremony at the theater, and then kill him.

Influence

Sporting an oriental architectural design, the theater is based on the real life Grauman's Chinese Theater; the "Cathay" name itself is an alternate, lesser known term that refers to China as a country.