Chinatown Revisited with Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and Robert Towne (1999) (V)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Plot:

Producer Robert Evans, screenwriter Robert Towne, and director Roman Polanski discuss the making of their film "Chinatown". |

Plot Keywords:

Making Of | Behind The Scenes

Cast

Robert Evans	...	Himself
Roman Polanski	...	Himself
Robert Towne	...	Himself

Runtime:

14 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

This interview segment is featured on the DVD for Chinatown (1974), released in 1999.

Movie Connections:

Features Chinatown (1974)

The creators talk about their film project...

Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and Robert Towne talk about the making of CHINATOWN, the decision to use a different musical score by Jerry Goldsmith when the first one didn't work, the fact that Polanski was given freedom to make the film in his own style without a lot of creative interference from studio bigwigs.

Robert Towne explains how he came to write the scenario after reading about corrupt land exploitation in California and how he envisioned writing for Jack Nicholson, a close friend and associate who was involved with the project from the start.

Producer Robert Evans talks about the anticipation of a studio preview where they had no idea what kind of effect the film, with its intellectual script, would have on audiences--and how gratifying those first reviews were when they turned out to be raves.

Well worth watching as a companion piece to viewing the film itself.