Peter Dreyfuss is a character appearing as a stranger/freak in Grand Theft Auto V.
He was voiced by Richard Hughes.
History[]
Background[]
Dreyfuss was a director in the 1970s who left the film industry, after his movie "Last Will and Testament" was a failure at the box office. The audience and critic reaction to the movie left Dreyfuss incandescent with rage and vowed to never work again.
During his absence from cinema, his films began to gain a cult following, and his image saw a renewal in popularity, with critics calling him one of the "last masterminds of American cinema". However, his image was not completely clean, as many women who worked with Dreyfuss over the years had accused him of sexual harassment.
In 1975, Dreyfuss tortured, raped and killed Leonora Johnson. After this, he wrote a confession letter to David Richards, stating that he had to kill her (and later torment her family by mailing them pieces of her body) for "artistic purposes". He claimed that the murder would "hurt him most" and that making Leonora and her family suffer would give him artistic inspiration, though his words and actions hardly showed any remorse nor "hurt". Richards tore up the letter and scattered the pieces across Los Santos and Blaine County.
It is also revealed in his confession letter that at some point before 1975, he and an inebriated Richards paid two hookers in Mexico to stab each other.
Events of Grand Theft Auto V[]
In a internet news article from Public Liberty Online after the mission The Long Stretch, it is revealed that Dreyfuss is returning to the film industry after rumours that he was meditating in the Himalayas or teaching philosophy in Italy.
After all fifty pieces of the confession letter have been collected, Franklin Clinton visits Dreyfuss' house to confront him about the murder. Dreyfuss denies involvement and also tries to bribe him, but when Franklin rejects his pleas, Dreyfuss attempts to run away. Here, the player can choose between killing Dreyfuss or letting him get away. However, killing him is required to get the gold medal in the mission. During the chase, he makes many incoherent claims, trying to "justify" the murder, dissuade Franklin, or continually deny his involvement in the crime.
As the Gold Medal Objective for this mission involves killing Dreyfuss, it is likely that this is the canon option. This is backed up by a Weazel News report after the mission confirming Dreyfuss' death, no matter the player's choice.
Character[]
Personality[]
It is implied that Dreyfuss is bisexual, as he asks Franklin if he is "here to copulate" when Franklin confronts him at his home, and offers to let Franklin "suck him off".
Dreyfuss is also implied to be a Marxist, as he referred to Franklin Clinton's street justice as "the blind moralizing of the proletariat".
Influence[]
Dreyfuss' appearance, as well as his personality, may be a reference to controversial film director and convicted pedophile Roman Polanski.
Furthermore, his surname may be a reference to actor Richard Dreyfuss.
Murders committed by Peter Dreyfuss[]
- Leonora Johnson - Killed to teach her family about suffering just so he could learn to understand it without experiencing it himself.
Mission Appearances[]
Grand Theft Auto V[]
- A Starlet in Vinewood (Can be killed)
List of Movies[]
- The Many Wives of Alfredo Smith (1975)
- Bury Me (1977)
- Butchery And Other Hobbies (1983)
- Blue Blood (1986)
- The Redeemer (1989)
- Last Will and Testament (1991)
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- On the website Classicvinewood.com, a comment made by the user 'hamstabber' on an article about the movie Rum Runner asks: "How come the chick in the wheelchair has such great legs?", This comment is most likely from Peter Dreyfuss, since the character in the wheelchair is portrayed by Leonora Johnson and his username is another clue, since he killed Leonora by stabbing her, also writing "HAM" on one of her legs.
- The number plate on his Landstalker reads DR3YFU55.