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The Two Jakes (1990)

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

6.0/10 2h 17m Aug 10, 1990
Crime Drama Mystery Romance

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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Movie Details

Original Title The Two Jakes
Original Language EN
Budget $19,000,000
Revenue $10,005,969
Status Released
Popularity 1.6

Cast

Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Popularity: 2.5
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel
Julius "Jake" Berman
Popularity: 16.7
Meg Tilly
Meg Tilly
Kitty Berman
Popularity: 3.4
Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Stowe
Lillian Bodine
Popularity: 4.5
Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach
Cotton Weinberger
Popularity: 1.6
Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades
Mickey Nice
Popularity: 10.6
Frederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest
Chuck Newty
Popularity: 2.6
David Keith
David Keith
Det. Lt. Loach
Popularity: 4.8
Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth
Earl Rawley
Popularity: 12.7
Tracey Walter
Tracey Walter
Tyrone Otley
Popularity: 11.6
Joe Mantell
Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh
Popularity: 1.5
James Hong
James Hong
Kahn
Popularity: 5.0

Key Crew

Director Jack Nicholson
Editor Anne Goursaud
Writer Robert Towne
Producer Harold Schneider, Jack Nicholson, Robert Evans

Production

Paramount Pictures
US

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Keywords

los angeles, california private detective

Reviews from TMDB

Filipe Manuel Neto 7/10
Aug 4, 2022

**It's good, it doesn't seem as bad as many says, but it's also far from the quality of the original movie.** I loved _Chinatown_ and was very curious to see this film, notoriously less famous and less recognized. I was curious to see to what extent this would be a consequence of the widespread i ... Read more

CinemaSerf 5/10
Nov 4, 2022

I kept looking out for Anne Bancroft, or - indeed anyone who could inject a little class into this really rather dreary vehicle for Jack Nicholson. Reprising his "Gittes" role from "Chinatown" (1974) he finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery that leaves him unsure who he can trust as he tries t ... Read more

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Details
Release Date August 10, 1990
Runtime 2h 17m
Budget $19,000,000
Revenue $10,005,969
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.6
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