The Two Jakes

5.962

137 minutes

8/10/1990

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 List

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
Rebecca Broussard
as Gladys
Paul A. DiCocco Jr.
as Liberty Levine
John Hackett
as Mark Bodine
Rosie Vela
as Linda
Allan Warnick
as Rippey
Susan Forristal
as Delores
Will Tynan
as Judge Dettmer
Van Dyke Parks
as Francis Hannah
William Duffy
as Desk Sergeant
Sue Carlton
as Mattie Rawley
Don McGovern
as Bartender
Luana Anders
as Florist
Dean Hill
as Cop with Parrot
Pia Grønning
as Dr. Elsa Branchauer
John Herman Shaner
as Saul
Michael Shaner
as Benny
Lee Weaver
as Caddy #1
Malek Abdul-Mansour
as Caddy #2
Kenneth Cervi
as Prowler
Annie Marshall
as Client with Dog
Ian Thorpe
as Errol Flynn Look-alike
Collette Northrop
as Cigarette / Hat Check Girl
Patricia Durham
as Clarissa
Randi Ingerman
as Lana
Joy Wayman
as Lady Asleep
Bob George
as Bar Maitre D'
Suzanne Mitchell
as The Redhead
Alan Chaffin
as Bar Manager
Wyn Costello
as Black Eye Woman
Lisa Croisette
as Actress at Max Factor
Jessica Z. Diamond
as Receptionist
Scott Flynn
as Golf Advisor
Benard Ihgner
as Singer at Green Parrot
Earl Palmer
as Green Parrot Band
Simeon Pillich
as Green Parrot Band
Herman Riley
as Green Parrot Band
Faye Dunaway
as Evelyn Mulwray (voice)
Tom Waits
as Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
Paulie DiCocco
as Liberty Levine (uncredited)
James Ent
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
as Golfer (uncredited)
Dwight F. Lay
as Man Getting Shoeshine (uncredited)
Fred Moon
as Office Worker (uncredited)
Tereza Rizzardi
as Woman at Max Factor (uncredited)