The Two Jakes (1990)
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 17
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 6
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The Two Jakes is the much-delayed and rather convoluted sequel to the 1975 classic Chinatown. Released in 1990 after an abortive stab at shooting that began in the mid-'80s, the film was the subject of a creative feud between its principals, star Jack Nicholson, producer Robert Evans, and screenwriter Robert Towne. Private eye Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is a middle-aged war hero, paunchy, snobbish about his golf game, and about to marry a lovely and much younger woman. Then a fleeting
Jan 1, 1990 Wide
Nov 23, 1999
Paramount Home Video
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Cast
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Jack Nicholson
Jake Gittes -
Harvey Keitel
Jake Berman -
Meg Tilly
Kitty Berman -
Madeleine Stowe
Lillian Bodine -
Eli Wallach
Cotton Weinberger -
Frederic Forrest
Chuck Newty -
Ruben Blades
Mickey Nice -
David Keith
Loach -
Richard Farnsworth
Earl Rawley -
Tracey Walter
Tyrone Otley -
Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh -
James Hong
Kahn -
Jeff Morris
Tilton -
Rebecca Broussard
Gladys -
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Allan Warnick
Rippey -
Susan Forristal
Delores -
Will Tynan
Judge Dettmer -
Van Dyke Parks
Francis Hannah -
William Duffy
Desk Sergeant -
Sue Carlton
Mattie Rowley -
Jessica Z. Diamond
Receptionist -
Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Mulwray -
Bob George
Bar Maitre d' -
Randi Ingerman
Lana -
Perry Lopez
Capt. Lou Escobar -
John Herman Shaner
Saul -
Michael Shaner
Benny -
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Lee Weaver
Caddy #1 -
Luana Anders
Florist -
Dean Hill
Cop with Parrot -
Tom Waits
Plainclothes Policeman -
Don Charles McGovern
Bartender -
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If you're going to write a love letter to yourself, Jack, this is the way to do it.
The Two Jakes allows Nicholson to reprise one of his most memorable characters as a way of seeing whether he's still got it.
Points out that we may think we're done with the past but it almost never is done with us.
Of course it's no "Chinatown," but it is satisfyingly moody and atmospheric.
feels a lot like a retread of Chinatown, only without the style and panache that Polanski brought to the table
Disappointing follow-up to Chinatown
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Jack Nicholson really makes a great return as Jake Gittes. He is even more apathetic and cynical than before. You can see the 10 years between films both physically and mentally. Heâ??s still one of the best screen characters of American Cinema and you canâ??t help but fall in love with him all over again. I liked how he still was being haunted by Mulray and never quite got over the events that happened in Chinatown.
The plot was actually just as clever as the first film and certainly holds itâ??s own. It doesnâ??t exactly play like a sequel because there was completely new case with different good guys and bad guys. A lot of scenes run similar to the original, but theyâ??re mostly small little homages that occur pretty flawlessly. You can tell this was a nostalgia project, but itâ??s one of the best. It reminds me a lot of The Color Of Money, in no way does it compete with the original, but it is incredibly fun none the less.