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 226 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 17min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jack Nicholson
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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)
Editing Anne Goursaud Editor
Directing Jack Nicholson Director
Writing Robert Towne Writer
Camera Vilmos Zsigmond Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Joy Zapata Hairstylist
Writing Robert Towne Characters
Production Terry Liebling Casting
Production R. Blaine Currier Associate Producer
Production Alan Finkelstein Associate Producer
Costume & Make-Up Brad Wilder Makeup Artist
Sound Van Dyke Parks Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Toni-Ann Walker Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Ray Sebastian Makeup Artist
Production Jack Nicholson Producer
Production Robert Evans Producer
Production Harold Schneider Producer
Art Jerry Wunderlich Set Decoration
Sound Robert J. Litt Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Jeremy Railton Production Design
Sound Bob Newlan Sound Editor
Sound Elliot Tyson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Richard Sawyer Production Design
Sound John Hoeren Sound Effects Editor
Sound Greg P. Russell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Richard Schreiber Art Direction
Sound Art Rochester Production Sound Mixer
Sound Julia Evershade Supervising Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up Wayne A. Finkelman Costume Design

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