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The Two Jakes is a 1990 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Jack Nicholson, who also stars in the cast alongside Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, and Madeleine Stowe. Robert Towne wrote the screenplay, and the film serves as a sequel to Chinatown. Produced by Robert Evans and distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix, the movie is set in Los Angeles and features music by Van Dyke Parks.
The film has a runtime of 137 minutes and was released in the United States on August 10, 1990. It was produced with a budget of $19,000,000 and generated revenue of $10,005,969. Critical reception included review scores of 5.9 out of 10, 56 out of 100, 63 percent, and 6.1 out of 10. The production involved Vilmos Zsigmond as director of photography and Anne Goursaud as film editor.
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6.0Real 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- los angeles, california
- private detective
- neo-noir
- excited
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Follows
- Chinatown
- Director
- Jack Nicholson
- Screenwriter
- Robert Towne
- Cast member
- Luana Anders
- Composer
- Van Dyke Parks
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 137
- FilmAffinity ID
- 210846
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1991-12-12
- film editor
- Anne Goursaud
- title
- The Two Jakes
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 6.1/10
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