---
title: 'The Two Jakes (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jack Nicholson'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 137
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-two-jakes-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100828/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Two Jakes (1990)

1990 · 137 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Two Jakes is a 1990 American neo-noir mystery film and the sequel to the 1974 film Chinatown. Directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, who reprises his role of J.J. “Jake” Gittes from the first film, the cast also features Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, Richard Farnsworth, Frederic Forrest, David Keith, Rubén Blades, Tracey Walter and Eli Wallach. Also reprising their roles from Chinatown are Joe Mantell, Perry Lopez, James Hong, and, in a brief voice-over, Faye Dunaway. The musical score for the film is by Van Dyke Parks, who also appears as a prosecuting attorney.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Van Dyke Parks](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-dyke-parks)
- **Director:** [Jack Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nicholson)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Towne](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-towne)
- **Producer:** [Robert Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-evans), [Harold Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-schneider)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilmos-zsigmond)
- **Editor:** [Anne Goursaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-goursaud)

## Cast

- [Van Dyke Parks](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-dyke-parks)
- [Eli Wallach](https://cinepixo.com/people/eli-wallach)
- [Tracey Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/tracey-walter)
- [Rubén Blades](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruben-blades)
- [Frederic Forrest](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-forrest)
- [Tom Waits](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-waits)
- [Randi Ingerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/randi-ingerman)
- [David Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-keith)
- [Jack Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nicholson)
- [Harvey Keitel](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-keitel)
- [James Hong](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hong)
- [Meg Tilly](https://cinepixo.com/people/meg-tilly)
- [Perry Lopez](https://cinepixo.com/people/perry-lopez)
- [Madeleine Stowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-stowe)
- [Joe Mantell](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-mantell)

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