Chinatown screenwriter Robert Towne recently ... He shared how he is “drawn” to the young Jake Gittes. The screenwriter explained the reason behind it and it is Gittes’ bravado.
The beloved Koreatown bar has been a filming location staple of film and TV since at least Roman Polanski's "Chinatown," where Evelyn Mulwray and Jake Gittes sit together at a red leather banquette.
The line -- "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." -- is uttered by Lawrence Walsh (Joe Mantell), the partner of Jack Nicholson's sardonic private eye Jack Gittes, after Jake's love interest Evelyn ...
In 1937 Los Angeles, private investigator Jake 'J.J.' Gittes specializes in cheating-spouse cases. His current target is Hollis Mulwray, high-profile chief engineer for the Los Angeles Department ...
Private detective Jake Gittes has a new client. Jake Berman believes his wife is cheating on him and wants Gittes and his associates to catch her in the act. Everything appears to be going ...