The Two Jakes
movie
They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.
Released August 10, 1990
Overview
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.
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
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
Crew
Anne Goursaud
as
Editor
Jack Nicholson
as
Director
Robert Towne
as
Writer
Vilmos Zsigmond
as
Director of Photography
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Joy Zapata
as
Hairstylist
Robert Towne
as
Characters
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Terry Liebling
as
Casting
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R. Blaine Currier
as
Associate Producer
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Alan Finkelstein
as
Associate Producer
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Brad Wilder
as
Makeup Artist
Van Dyke Parks
as
Original Music Composer
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Toni-Ann Walker
as
Hairstylist