The 1990 neo-noir mystery film The Two Jakes is the sequel to the 1974 classic Chinatown. Directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, who reprises his role as private investigator J.J. "Jake" Gittes, the film follows him into a new investigation involving oil, real estate, and murder in 1940s Los Angeles.
And if you've seen Who Frame Roger Rabbit that's starting to sound a bit familiar. But this proposed Chinatown sequel never actually ended up happening. At least not that one.
It fails as a sequel to Chinatown , and it fails as an independent movie. People who haven't seen Chinatown (or don't remember it) won't understand much of what's going on, while people who have will probably judge The Two Jakes harshly in comparison. Both groups are liable to find it overlong and slow.
Starring Nicholson in a reprisal of his Jake Gittes detective character from 1974's Chinatown. Meant to be part of a trilogy, plans for a third film were shelved after this one went through development hell, got mixed reviews and lost money.
Yes, Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer got along very well, developing a strong professional bond and deep mutual respect, though their initial working relationship on Scarface started rocky because he didn't initially want her for the role due to her Grease 2 background, leading to a nervous start that eventually evolved into a great friendship and successful on-screen chemistry in films like Scarface (1983) and Frankie and Johnny (1991).
Friends, a semi-spoiler alert: nothing good happens in Chinatown. From casual racism to intimate violence, plot and themes center on people doing bad things to each other. Be aware, should you choose to watch, that viewing this story will involve some rough going.
After several takes that never looked quite right, Faye Dunaway got annoyed and told Jack Nicholson to actually slap her. He did and felt very guilty for it, despite it being Dunaway's decision.
In Chinatown, the water department, under the influence of Cross, is behind a plan to secretly dump water from a vital reservoir in the San Fernando valley at night during a drought, so that the local agricultural land becomes unusable, and is devalued – allowing the department and Cross to buy it off cheaply from ...
Titled 100 Years, the project is scheduled for release on November 18, 2115. Created in partnership with Louis XIII Cognac, which itself takes a century to mature, the film is sealed inside a high-tech vault programmed to unlock exactly 100 years after production wrapped.
51,420 minutes is the runtime of Logistics, the world's longest film, an experimental Swedish art project by Erika Magnusson and Daniel Andersson, clocking in at 35 days and 17 hours (857 hours). It follows the reverse chronological, real-time production of a pedometer, from a store back to its manufacturing in China, exploring globalization and consumption.
The longest film ever made is the 2012 Swedish experimental movie Logistics, with a runtime of 857 hours (35 days, 17 hours), documenting a pedometer's journey in reverse time from a store in Sweden back to its Chinese factory. For traditional, plot-driven films, the longest are much shorter but still extensive, with examples like Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo (2019) at 21 hours, or classic epics like Lawrence of Arabia (1962) at around 3.5-4 hours.
There isn't just one film with a 0% Rotten Tomatoes score; many movies have achieved this, including recent titles like War of the Worlds (2025) and Armor (2024), alongside older infamous ones like Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002), Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004), and Gotti (2018). The list constantly changes as new films are released, but these movies represent films with zero positive critic reviews.
Disney's biggest box office flops often cited include John Carter (2012), estimated to have lost over $200 million, and Mars Needs Moms (2011), with losses around $260 million, making them historically significant failures, though recent films like The Marvels (2023) and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) have incurred massive losses, with The Marvels potentially becoming the biggest MCU flop. The definition of "biggest flop" depends on budget-to-loss ratio versus total dollar loss, but John Carter and Mars Needs Moms are top contenders for historical flops, while recent MCU and live-action efforts have also suffered huge losses.
What movie does Quentin Tarantino refuse to watch?
Quentin Tarantino refuses to watch Denis Villeneuve's Dune movies because he's seen the story before (David Lynch's 1984 version) and feels no need to see it again, expressing a dislike for remakes and retellings of the same narrative, applying this stance to other stories like The Talented Mr. Ripley and Shōgun. He also stated he won't watch Toy Story 4, finding Toy Story 3 a perfect ending and being "done" with that story, despite the quality of the fourth film.
What is the #1 most inspirational film of all time?
There's no single "No. 1" motivational movie, as it depends on personal preference, but The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Rocky, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Dead Poets Society consistently rank at the top of lists for their powerful themes of hope, perseverance, and achieving the impossible. Other highly-rated choices include Braveheart, Invictus, Remember the Titans, and The Great Dictator.
What does Jack Nicholson say at the end of Chinatown?
After Evelyn Mulwray is killed, you hear Jack say the words “as little as possible.” Thus making Chinatown a metaphor for the futility of good intentions… good people getting caught up in bad situations and ending up with horrifying results.
