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The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 10, 1990

Runtime

2h 17m

Genres

Crime, Drama, Mystery

User Score

60%

Original Title

The Two Jakes

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

Jack Nicholson

Budget

$19,000,000

Revenue

$10,005,969

Description

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.