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.

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 ...

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 ...

Sequel to the classic "Chinatown", in which private eye Jake Gittes becomes an unwitting accessory to a murder in 1940's California. Not as good as the original, but still worthwhile!