The Two Jakes
“They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.”
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.
Your rating
Your review
Part of The Jake Gittes Collection
2 films
Cast
57 people
Jack Nicholson
J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Known for
The Shining
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Harvey Keitel
Julius "Jake" Berman
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Meg Tilly
Kitty Berman
Known for
Psycho II
Body Snatchers
Madeleine Stowe
Lillian Bodine
Known for
Twelve Monkeys
IT: Welcome to Derry
Eli Wallach
Cotton Weinberger
Known for
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Godfather Part III
Rubén Blades
Mickey Nice
Known for
Fear the Walking Dead
Predator 2
Frederic Forrest
Chuck Newty
Known for
Apocalypse Now
Falling Down
David Keith
Det. Lt. Loach
Known for
Firestarter
Raise Your Voice
Richard Farnsworth
Earl Rawley
Known for
Misery
The Straight Story
Tracey Walter
Tyrone Otley
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
I Spit on Your Grave
Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh
Known for
The Birds
Marty
James Hong
Kahn
Known for
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny
Jack Nicholson Director · Robert Towne Writer Van Dyke Parks Composer
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $19M · United States release August 10, 1990
Box office
Budget
$19,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,005,969
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · August 10, 1990
Theatrical
United States · August 10, 1990
Theatrical
Brazil
December 10, 2007 · Physical
Czechia
December 1, 1993 · Physical
Denmark
November 29, 1991 · Theatrical
France
May 22, 1991 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 1, 2003 · Physical · DVD
April 22, 2004 · TV · RTL 5
Portugal
August 14, 1992 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 22, 1991 · Theatrical
More from Jack Nicholson
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked The Two Jakes
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.