The Two Jakes

    Genre
    Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    137 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1990
  • |
    • Countries
    United States
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Jack Nicholson
WRITTEN BY:
Robert Towne
CAST INCLUDES:
Harvey Keitel, Jack Nicholson, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

A thrilling sequel to CHINATOWN (1974), Jack Nicholson (AS GOOD AS IT GETS, THE DEPARTED, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST) both directs and reprises his iconic role as private eye Jake Gittes in an investigation in love, lust, murder, and blood money. Much has changed since we last saw Jake. The war has come and gone; 1948 Los Angeles teems with optimism and fast bucks. But there's one thing Jake knows hasn't changed: "Nine times out of ten, if you follow the money you will get to the truth." And that's the trail he follows when a routine case of marital hanky panky explodes into a murder that's tied to a grab for oil--and to Jake's own past. The Guardian raves, "In short, The Two Jakes, combining the best of the old and the best of the new, is one helluva good movie."

SYNOPSIS

The sequel to Chinatown (1974), L.A. private eye Jake Gittes is hired by realtor Jake Berman. He proves the infidelity of Berman’s wife Kitty and sets up a way for her to be caught in the act. At the rendezvous, Berman shoots the co-respondent who turns out to be his business partner. Gittes finds himself in the middle of a complicated web, under pressure from all sides for a wire recording of the fatal encounter. He then realizes that the land the partners were developing was once an orange grove connected with a case that he has never quite gotten over.

The Two Jakes

    Genre
    Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    137 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1990
  • |
    • Countries
    United States
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Jack Nicholson
WRITTEN BY
Robert Towne
CAST INCLUDES
Harvey Keitel, Jack Nicholson, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe
A thrilling sequel to CHINATOWN (1974), Jack Nicholson (AS GOOD AS IT GETS, THE DEPARTED, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST) both directs and reprises his iconic role as private eye Jake Gittes in an investigation in love, lust, murder, and blood money. Much has changed since we last saw Jake. The war has come and gone; 1948 Los Angeles teems with optimism and fast bucks. But there's one thing Jake knows hasn't changed: "Nine times out of ten, if you follow the money you will get to the truth." And that's the trail he follows when a routine case of marital hanky panky explodes into a murder that's tied to a grab for oil--and to Jake's own past. The Guardian raves, "In short, The Two Jakes, combining the best of the old and the best of the new, is one helluva good movie."

The sequel to Chinatown (1974), L.A. private eye Jake Gittes is hired by realtor Jake Berman. He proves the infidelity of Berman’s wife Kitty and sets up a way for her to be caught in the act. At the rendezvous, Berman shoots the co-respondent who turns out to be his business partner. Gittes finds himself in the middle of a complicated web, under pressure from all sides for a wire recording of the fatal encounter. He then realizes that the land the partners were developing was once an orange grove connected with a case that he has never quite gotten over.

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