Join the conversation
Log in or create an account to leave a comment
Log In
Jake Gittes:So there's this guy Walsh, do you understand? He's tired of screwin' his wife... So his friend says to him, "Hey, why don't you do it like the Chinese do?" So He says, "How do the Chinese do it?" And the guy says, "Well, the Chinese, first they screw a little bit, then they stop, then they go and read a little Confucius, come back, screw a little bit more, then they stop again, go and they screw a little bit... then they go back and they screw a little bit more and then they go out and they contemplate the moon or something like that. Makes it more exciting." So now, the guy goes home and he starts screwin' his own wife, see. So he screws her for a little bit and then he stops, and he goes out of the room and reads Life Magazine. Then he goes back in, he starts screwin' again. He says, "Excuse me for a minute, honey." He goes out and he smokes a cigarette. Now his wife is gettin' sore as hell. He comes back in the room, he starts screwin' again. He gets up to start to leave again to go look at the moon. She looks at him and says, "Hey, what's the matter with ya? You're screwin' just like a Chinaman!"
Full Transcript
00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.085
So there's this guy Walsh you understand
00:00:03.021 --> 00:00:05.996
He's tired of screwing his wife
00:00:05.087 --> 00:00:06.732
Jake there's a problem Wait a second Duffy
00:00:06.756 --> 00:00:08.341
You're always in such a hurry
00:00:08.424 --> 00:00:10.001
So his friend says to him
00:00:10.176 --> 00:00:12.345
hey why don't you do it like the Chinese do
00:00:12.428 --> 00:00:14.347
So he says well how do the Chinese do it
00:00:14.043 --> 00:00:17.099
The guy says well the Chinese first they screw a little bit
00:00:17.224 --> 00:00:19.852
then they stop and they go and read a little confucius
00:00:19.935 --> 00:00:22.855
Come back screw a little bit more then they stop again
00:00:22.938 --> 00:00:24.774
go back and they screw a little Jake
00:00:24.899 --> 00:00:27.193
Walsh just listen to me for a second
00:00:27.276 --> 00:00:28.778
I mean you'll love this
00:00:28.861 --> 00:00:32.999
Now then they go back and they screw a little bit more
00:00:32.114 --> 00:00:34.533
and then they go out and they contemplate the moon
00:00:34.617 --> 00:00:36.952
or something like that Makes it more exciting
00:00:37.001 --> 00:00:40.956
So now the guy goes home and he starts screwing his own wife see
00:00:41.054 --> 00:00:43.056
So he screws her for a little bit and then he stops
00:00:43.584 --> 00:00:46.295
He goes out of the room and reads life magazine
00:00:46.042 --> 00:00:48.464
Then he goes back in he starts screwing again
00:00:48.589 --> 00:00:50.108
and he says excuse me for a minute honey
00:00:50.132 --> 00:00:51.884
and he goes out and he smokes a cigarette
00:00:51.967 --> 00:00:54.303
Now his wife is getting sore as hell
00:00:54.428 --> 00:00:56.448
He comes back in the room he starts screwing again
00:00:56.472 --> 00:00:58.533
he gets up to start to leave again to go look at the moon
00:00:58.557 --> 00:01:00.452
she looks at him and says hey what's the matter with you
00:01:00.476 --> 00:01:03.312
You're screwing just like a chinaman
Available in 7 languages
Want This Clip in HD?
Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →
Movie Summary
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Actors
J.j. Gittes
