The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes
Release: 1990-08-10
·Runtime: 137m
·★ 6.0
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
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
Perry Lopez
as Captain Lou Escobar
Jeff Morris
as Tilton
Rosie Vela
as Linda
Allan Warnick
as Rippey
Susan Forristal
as Delores
Van Dyke Parks
as Francis Hannah
William Duffy
as Desk Sergeant
Don McGovern
as Bartender
Luana Anders
as Florist
Pia Grønning
as Dr. Elsa Branchauer
Lee Weaver
as Caddy #1
Randi Ingerman
as Lana
Faye Dunaway
as Evelyn Mulwray (voice)
Tom Waits
as Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
as Golfer (uncredited)
Tereza Rizzardi
as Woman at Max Factor (uncredited)