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"The Two Jakes" quotes

The Two Jakes poster
The sequel to Chinatown (1974) finds J.J. "Jake" Gittes investigating adultery and murder, and the money that comes from oil.

Director: Jack Nicholson
Writer: Robert Towne
Production: N/A
Genre: crime, drama, mystery
Year: 1990
MetaScore: 56/100
ImdbRating: 6.1
BoxOffice: $10,005,969
Released: 10 Aug 1990
Awards: N/A

58 video clips

Jake GittesJake BermanTyrone OtleyPlainclothes PolicemanFrancis HannahCotton WeinbergerBennyWalshGladysEarl RawleyCaptain Lou EscobarKitty BermanLillian Bodine
Besides I wouldn't extort a nickel from my worst enemy - The Two Jakes 00:32 Besides I wouldn't extort a nickel from my worst enemy What I do for a living may not be very reputable but I am - The Two Jakes 00:09 What I do for a living may not be very reputable but I am I did my share of fighting in the war and even got a medal for it - The Two Jakes 00:18 I did my share of fighting in the war and even got a medal... Besides you are very successful - The Two Jakes 00:17 Besides you are very successful You know something Jake - The Two Jakes 00:08 You know something Jake Where were we - The Two Jakes 00:07 Where were we We're talking about oil here right Ty - The Two Jakes 00:35 We're talking about oil here right Ty So stay tll the powers on - The Two Jakes 00:26 So stay tll the powers on The city's different at night - The Two Jakes 00:38 The city's different at night Maybe I didn't tell the whole truth at the preliminary hearing - The Two Jakes 00:12 Maybe I didn't tell the whole truth at the preliminary... Does it ever go away - The Two Jakes 00:04 Does it ever go away Did you follow her - The Two Jakes 00:22 Did you follow her Isn't it a fact Mr gittes that you're out on bail - The Two Jakes 00:47 Isn't it a fact Mr gittes that you're out on bail You know who else couldn't buy a house here - The Two Jakes 00:18 You know who else couldn't buy a house here You know you can follow the action which gets you good pictures - The Two Jakes 00:22 You know you can follow the action which gets you good... Honestly I'm trying to be a gentleman about this - The Two Jakes 00:21 Honestly I'm trying to be a gentleman about this Does that mean he wants you to prove your own client is guilty of murder - The Two Jakes 00:17 Does that mean he wants you to prove your own client is... That's your problem kid - The Two Jakes 00:07 That's your problem kid Gosh dang it Otley - The Two Jakes 00:04 Gosh dang it Otley What business you got with Jake berman - The Two Jakes 00:18 What business you got with Jake berman I don't wanna live in the past Khan - The Two Jakes 00:07 I don't wanna live in the past Khan I'm used lo seeing the infimate details of people's lives - The Two Jakes 00:17 I'm used lo seeing the infimate details of... Hell everybody makes mislakes - The Two Jakes 00:13 Hell everybody makes mislakes I should've been wise fo berman's hand wringing act - The Two Jakes 00:11 I should've been wise fo berman's hand wringing... Memories are like that as unpredictable as nitro - The Two Jakes 00:09 Memories are like that as unpredictable as nitro And I got a wife to protect - The Two Jakes 00:11 And I got a wife to protect Be a mensch - The Two Jakes 00:09 Be a mensch Without my oll you got no automobiles - The Two Jakes 00:27 Without my oll you got no automobiles Or what We got a vice officer - The Two Jakes 00:11 Or what We got a vice officer In the bedroom How do you know he didn't have the gun with him - The Two Jakes 00:13 In the bedroom How do you know he didn't have the gun... Does it ever go away - The Two Jakes 00:24 Does it ever go away I wonder what she wants - The Two Jakes 00:03 I wonder what she wants Look I know how edgy you must be Julius but - The Two Jakes 00:18 Look I know how edgy you must be Julius but Now this is not a case where I want any difficulty for anybody - The Two Jakes 00:12 Now this is not a case where I want any difficulty for... Then what happened - The Two Jakes 00:10 Then what happened And when husbands and wives lie fo each other - The Two Jakes 00:17 And when husbands and wives lie fo each other Cofton was right - The Two Jakes 00:12 Cofton was right There's kitty berman - The Two Jakes 00:09 There's kitty berman Cotton - The Two Jakes 00:13 Cotton Look when you get her back there - The Two Jakes 00:12 Look when you get her back there Time changes things - The Two Jakes 00:35 Time changes things Like the clues that keep you on the right track - The Two Jakes 00:36 Like the clues that keep you on the right track What do you call four drowning Mexicans - The Two Jakes 00:04 What do you call four drowning Mexicans Lillian - The Two Jakes 00:06 Lillian These earthquakes are shaking up our water Wells like soda pop - The Two Jakes 00:30 These earthquakes are shaking up our water Wells like soda... Did you ever breed any horses - The Two Jakes 00:24 Did you ever breed any horses Old cactus arrow probably hoodwinked quite a few city boys - The Two Jakes 00:22 Old cactus arrow probably hoodwinked quite a few city boys As far as that's concerned it's It's really none of my business - The Two Jakes 00:14 As far as that's concerned it's It's really... Whips and stockings - The Two Jakes 00:11 Whips and stockings I'll tell you nothing beats bad luck does it - The Two Jakes 00:05 I'll tell you nothing beats bad luck does it Why are you withholding evidence from your own client - The Two Jakes 00:09 Why are you withholding evidence from your own client I can make the rest of your life awful easy - The Two Jakes 00:10 I can make the rest of your life awful easy All I ever wanted all these years - The Two Jakes 00:15 All I ever wanted all these years And I can try to tell myself I kept my promise - The Two Jakes 00:14 And I can try to tell myself I kept my promise I'm gonna have more lawsuits than Carter has liver pills - The Two Jakes 00:05 I'm gonna have more lawsuits than Carter has liver... Most cops' ethics are a little like the cars they drive - The Two Jakes 00:08 Most cops' ethics are a little like the cars they drive Don't make me do it Don't make me do it - The Two Jakes 00:27 Don't make me do it Don't make me do it Blackmail It's a form of mental torture - The Two Jakes 00:20 Blackmail It's a form of mental torture

Cast

Jake Gittes - Jack Nicholson
Jake Berman - Harvey Keitel
Kitty Berman - Meg Tilly
Lillian Bodine - Madeleine Stowe
Cotton Weinberger - Eli Wallach
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