The Two Jakes
They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.
Country
Production
Budget
$19 000 000
Box office
$10 005 969
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Jack Nicholson, Robert Evans, Harold Schneider
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Jeremy Railton, Richard Sawyer
Audition
Terry Liebling
Editing
Short description
This sequel to the classic Chinatown finds private detective Jake Gittes still haunted by the events of the first film. Hired by a man to investigate his wife's infidelities, Jake once again finds himself involved in a complicated plot involving murder, oil, and even some ghosts from his past.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is set in 1948, eleven years after the events of Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown” (1974).
- Jack Nicholson gained weight for the role of an older J.J. Gittes.
- The film features a wire recorder, i.e., a device using a magnet to record vibrations onto steel wire as it passes through the device. The recording quality was surprisingly good for its time. The film features a Webster-Chicago model 80 wire recorder, which was manufactured from 1948 to 1950.
- The film was conceived in the mid-1980s, and was originally planned to star Jack Nicholson alongside Kathy Moriarty, however, after numerous delays in starting filming and due to Moriarty's physical and emotional state, the role was given to another actress.
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