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The Two Jakes (1990) 6.0
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Reviews: 48 user | 37 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com The sequel to Chinatown finds Jake Gittes investigating adultery and murder... and the money that comes from oil. Director:Jack Nicholson |
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| Jack Nicholson | ... | ||
| Harvey Keitel | ... | ||
| Meg Tilly | ... | ||
| Madeleine Stowe | ... | ||
| Eli Wallach | ... |
Cotton Weinberger
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| Rubén Blades | ... |
Michael 'Mickey Nice' Weisskopf
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Chuck Newty
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| Richard Farnsworth | ... |
Earl Rawley
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Tyrone Otley
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Ralph Tilton
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Los Angeles 1948: private eye Jake Gittes shall convict the client Jake Berman's wife of adultery. But instead of making her a scene like planned, Berman shoots her lover in affect - or was it murder? Gittes is surprised when he learns that the dead was Berman's companion, who now inherits his share of the company. Of course the police doesn't believe it was affect and suspects Gittes too. The dead lover's widow manages to force Gittes into investigating against his own client... The trace leads back to an old case in Chinatown. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 August 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Cinikus hekus See more »Filming Locations:
City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$19,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$10,005,969 (USA)Company Credits
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Jake Gittes: So, what?
Loach Jr.: So, either you were doing business with Mickey, or, uh...
Jake Gittes: Or what?
Plainclothes Policeman: We got a vice officer who swears you approached him and fondled his privates in the men's room.
[Loach breaks out laughing]
Jake Gittes: [to Policeman] How was it for you?
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Music by Arthur Schwartz
Words by Howard Dietz
Sung by Jo Stafford
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Did You Know?
Goofs
On the homes under construction in the B&B subdivision, the mottled texture of the sheathing indicates it to be Oriented Strand Board (OSB) and not plywood. OSB did not appear in construction until the Late 1970s and early 1980s. See more »Quotes
Loach Jr.: Come on, Gittes. There you were, consorting with a known hoodlum under grand jury investigation... and known to be friendly with your client, Jake Berman.Jake Gittes: So, what?
Loach Jr.: So, either you were doing business with Mickey, or, uh...
Jake Gittes: Or what?
Plainclothes Policeman: We got a vice officer who swears you approached him and fondled his privates in the men's room.
[Loach breaks out laughing]
Jake Gittes: [to Policeman] How was it for you?
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Connections
Referenced in Siskel & Ebert: Pacific Heights/King of New York/Miller's Crossing/Texasville (1990) See more »Soundtracks
"Haunted Heart"Music by Arthur Schwartz
Words by Howard Dietz
Sung by Jo Stafford
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Jack Nicholson is certainly one of the greatest actors of this or any generation. Chinatown is perhaps his greatest film and he certainly should have won an Oscar for it. Sam Spade and Phillip Marlowe certainly have nothing on his Jake Gittes! The only problem with this sequel is that it came out many years too late. I read that Robert Evans originally wanted to make it in the 1980s but legal problems held it up. The Two Jakes was pretty much ignored at the box office and got some awfully bad reviews. I could not understand why because I thoroughly enjoyed it. So many films that come out are geared towards kids and make you feel like a kid again when you see them. Thats okay, but this film made me feel like an adult seeing it. The film is as good as Chinatown in so many ways. I love the props and the ambiance of the 1940s that they use. Jack did a great job directing this film and he deserves a lot more credit.