The Two Jakes
1990 · 137 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 16,082 VOTES · DIR. Jack Nicholson
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,639 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:17 # I left a note
00:05:44 (Woman giggling)
00:09:43 - (Ringing) - (Loach) Let it ring.
00:14:21 he lost his head.
00:20:15 (Bodine) 'Just help talk Jake into... '
00:24:47 Therefore, when Mr Berman shot and killed Mr Bodine
00:30:28 Had to be done.
00:36:44 - Yes. - Me, too.
00:43:19 'I know I told you I don't see men for very long.
00:49:18 - What's this? - It's a hand grenade.
00:54:31 when I acquired that information while employed by the client.
01:00:14 Stop me.
01:06:48 'Lillian Bodine's lighter and half the oil wells in LA.
01:13:21 Suppose he didn't kill for love or money?
01:18:16 and why you got Jake Berman under surveillance?
01:23:34 Thank you. Thank you.
01:27:33 Then you'll decide if it's evidence that I'm withholding?
01:32:36 Well, Mrs Berman? Mrs Berman?
01:39:35 (Gittes) 'I'm used to seeing the intimate details of people's lives
01:45:55 He...
01:51:08 I'm certain that I was in the room.
01:56:29 He threatened to expose her
02:03:59 'AII you have to do is walk into a room
02:11:50 English SDH
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,639
Dialogue density12.0 lines / min
First line00:00:17
Final line02:11:50
Production Record
DirectorJack Nicholson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$19,000,000
Revenue$10,005,969
IMDb votes16,082