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The Two Jakes

  • 1990
  • R
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
16K
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Jack Nicholson in The Two Jakes (1990)
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Dark ComedyCrimeDramaMysteryRomance

The sequel to Chinatown (1974) finds J.J. "Jake" Gittes investigating adultery and murder, and the money that comes from oil.The sequel to Chinatown (1974) finds J.J. "Jake" Gittes investigating adultery and murder, and the money that comes from oil.The sequel to Chinatown (1974) finds J.J. "Jake" Gittes investigating adultery and murder, and the money that comes from oil.

  • Director
    • Jack Nicholson
  • Writer
    • Robert Towne
  • Stars
    • Jack Nicholson
    • Harvey Keitel
    • Meg Tilly
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jack Nicholson
    • Writer
      • Robert Towne
    • Stars
      • Jack Nicholson
      • Harvey Keitel
      • Meg Tilly
    • 89User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Jack Nicholson
    Jack Nicholson
    • Jake Gittes
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Jake Berman
    Meg Tilly
    Meg Tilly
    • Kitty Berman
    Madeleine Stowe
    Madeleine Stowe
    • Lillian Bodine
    Eli Wallach
    Eli Wallach
    • Cotton Weinberger
    Rubén Blades
    Rubén Blades
    • Mickey Nice
    Frederic Forrest
    Frederic Forrest
    • Newty
    David Keith
    David Keith
    • Loach
    Richard Farnsworth
    Richard Farnsworth
    • Earl Rawley
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
    • Tyrone Otley
    Joe Mantell
    Joe Mantell
    • Walsh
    James Hong
    James Hong
    • Kahn
    Perry Lopez
    Perry Lopez
    • Captain Escobar
    Jeff Morris
    • Tilton
    Rebecca Broussard
    Rebecca Broussard
    • Gladys
    John Hackett
    • Mark Bodine
    Rosie Vela
    • Linda
    Allan Warnick
    Allan Warnick
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    • Director
      • Jack Nicholson
    • Writer
      • Robert Towne
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    • Trivia
      At a movie theatre in Florida a patron left his seat to tell the theater manager that the reels of the movie were running out of sequence. The manager went to check and confirmed this, but then told the moviegoer "this movie's been playing here for three weeks and you're the first person who noticed that something was wrong."
    • Goofs
      Jake tells Ralph when they are standing in front of the laundry if he got dimes for phone calls. In 1948, the cost of a payphone was five cents. It didn't go to 10 cents until 1951.
    • Quotes

      Jake Gittes: What I do for a living may not be very reputable... but I am. In this town I'm the leper with the most fingers.

    • Alternate versions
      For the 2007 DVD release, Jack Nicholson had some of the narration and the music cues removed. He also supervised a color correction.
    • Connections
      Edited from Chinatown (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Smoke In Bed
      Written by Willard Robison
      Sung by Peggy Lee

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    5/10

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    The Cinematography evokes some of the original film, but the story is very weak.

    It's a cool trivia that Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino returned to one of their most famous roles 16 years later, both films from the same studio and both co starred by Eli Wallach.
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    • Release date
      • August 10, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Два Джейки
    • Filming locations
      • 5608 S Soto St., Huntington Park, California, USA(J.J. 'Jake' Gittes office)
    • Production companies
      • 88 Productions
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $19,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,005,969
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,729,149
      • Aug 12, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,005,969
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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