The Two Jakes (1990)

US:: R Crime Drama Mystery

This sequel to the classic Chinatown finds private detective Jake Gittes still haunted from 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.

Updated May 11 2020

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1990-08-10

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los angeles, california private detective

FACTS

Runtime: 138 mins Revenue: $10,000,000 Budget: $19,000,000 Rating: 6.1 Tag Line: They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.

Cast

Madeleine Stowe

Lillian Bodine

Jack Nicholson

J.J. "Jake" Gittes

Harvey Keitel

Julius "Jake" Berman

Rubén Blades

Michael 'Mickey Nice' Weisskopf

Tom Waits

Plainclothes Policeman

Eli Wallach

Cotton Weinberger

Tracey Walter

Tyrone Otley

Richard Farnsworth

Earl Rawley