Theory: One-Eyed Willie's mod shop is named after The Goonies

The claimUnconfirmed

One of the shops the Ultimate Edition unlocks is One-Eyed Willie's Mod Shop, described on the official site as a Lake Leonida garage that "specializes in off-road modifications and hand-painted automotive artistry." The promo images show two men working on a lime-green off-roader. Several outlets and fans read the name as a tribute to One-Eyed Willy, the legendary pirate in the 1985 film The Goonies.

How it holds upUnconfirmed

It's a well-known 80s film reference, and GTA VI's marketing leans hard on that decade. But the spelling differs (Willie, not Willy), there's no pirate theme in anything Rockstar has shown, and "One-Eyed Willie" is also a crude joke, which is very much Rockstar's style. It may be the film, the joke, or both. Without any pirate imagery, this stays a theory.

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