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 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 ...

A 1930s Los Angeles private eye uncovers corruption, incest and murder while investigating an apparently routine case of marital infidelity. Nominated for every major Academy Award, including Best ...

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!