The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes (1990)

They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.

  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
  • Release Date: 1990-08-10
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 219 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 17min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jack Nicholson
star 6/10
From 219 Ratings

Summary

Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.

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  • Jack Nicholson

    as J.J. "Jake" Gittes

  • Harvey Keitel

    as Julius "Jake" Berman

  • Meg Tilly

    as Kitty Berman

  • Madeleine Stowe

    as Lillian Bodine

  • Eli Wallach

    as Cotton Weinberger

  • Rubén Blades

    as Mickey Nice

  • Frederic Forrest

    as Chuck Newty

  • David Keith

    as Det. Lt. Loach

  • Richard Farnsworth

    as Earl Rawley

  • Tracey Walter

    as Tyrone Otley

  • Joe Mantell

    as Lawrence Walsh

  • James Hong

    as Kahn

  • Perry Lopez

    as Captain Lou Escobar

  • Jeff Morris

    as Tilton

  • Rebecca Broussard

    as Gladys

  • Paul A. DiCocco Jr.

    as Liberty Levine

  • John Hackett

    as Mark Bodine

  • Rosie Vela

    as Linda

  • Allan Warnick

    as Rippey

  • Susan Forristal

    as Delores

  • Will Tynan

    as Judge Dettmer

  • Van Dyke Parks

    as Francis Hannah

  • William Duffy

    as Desk Sergeant

  • Sue Carlton

    as Mattie Rawley

  • Don McGovern

    as Bartender

  • Luana Anders

    as Florist

  • Dean Hill

    as Cop with Parrot

  • Pia Grønning

    as Dr. Elsa Branchauer

  • John Herman Shaner

    as Saul

  • Michael Shaner

    as Benny

  • Lee Weaver

    as Caddy #1

  • Malek Abdul-Mansour

    as Caddy #2

  • Kenneth Cervi

    as Prowler

  • Annie Marshall

    as Client with Dog

  • Ian Thorpe

    as Errol Flynn Look-alike

  • Collette Northrop

    as Cigarette / Hat Check Girl

  • Patricia Durham

    as Clarissa

  • Randi Ingerman

    as Lana

  • Joy Wayman

    as Lady Asleep

  • Bob George

    as Bar Maitre D'

  • Suzanne Mitchell

    as The Redhead

  • Alan Chaffin

    as Bar Manager

  • Wyn Costello

    as Black Eye Woman

  • Lisa Croisette

    as Actress at Max Factor

  • Jessica Z. Diamond

    as Receptionist

  • Scott Flynn

    as Golf Advisor

  • Benard Ihgner

    as Singer at Green Parrot

  • Earl Palmer

    as Green Parrot Band

  • Simeon Pillich

    as Green Parrot Band

  • Herman Riley

    as Green Parrot Band

  • Faye Dunaway

    as Evelyn Mulwray (voice)

  • Tom Waits

    as Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

  • Paulie DiCocco

    as Liberty Levine (uncredited)

  • James Ent

    as Bailiff (uncredited)

  • Jeffery Thomas Johnson

    as Golfer (uncredited)

  • Dwight F. Lay

    as Man Getting Shoeshine (uncredited)

  • Fred Moon

    as Office Worker (uncredited)

  • Tereza Rizzardi

    as Woman at Max Factor (uncredited)
Directing Jack Nicholson Director
Camera Vilmos Zsigmond Director of Photography
Writing Robert Towne Writer
Editing Anne Goursaud Editor
Production Harold Schneider Producer
Production Jack Nicholson Producer
Production Robert Evans Producer
Sound Bob Newlan Sound Editor
Art Richard Schreiber Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Wayne A. Finkelman Costume Design
Sound Julia Evershade Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Elliot Tyson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Jerry Wunderlich Set Decoration
Sound Art Rochester Production Sound Mixer
Sound Greg P. Russell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound John Hoeren Sound Effects Editor
Sound Robert J. Litt Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Jeremy Railton Production Design
Art Richard Sawyer Production Design
Production R. Blaine Currier Associate Producer
Production Alan Finkelstein Associate Producer
Sound Van Dyke Parks Original Music Composer
Production Terry Liebling Casting
Costume & Make-Up Toni-Ann Walker Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Brad Wilder Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Joy Zapata Hairstylist
Writing Robert Towne Characters
Costume & Make-Up Ray Sebastian Makeup Artist

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