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Earl Rawley:
Did you ever breed any horses? Jake Gittes:
Can't say that I have, no. Earl Rawley:
Well, it's sort of like helping a stallion mount a mare. Whipstocking is somethin' you do to coax the drilling bit in the right direction. After you've gone to all that time and trouble, you wouldn't want your big fella to miss what he was aimin' at. Now, would you?
Did you ever breed any horses? Jake Gittes:
Can't say that I have, no. Earl Rawley:
Well, it's sort of like helping a stallion mount a mare. Whipstocking is somethin' you do to coax the drilling bit in the right direction. After you've gone to all that time and trouble, you wouldn't want your big fella to miss what he was aimin' at. Now, would you?
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Did you ever breed any horses
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Can't say that I have no
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Well it's sort of like helping a stallion mount a mare
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Whipstocking is something you do
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to coax the drilling bit in the right direction
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After you've gone to all that time and trouble
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you wouldn't want your big fellow to miss what he was aiming at
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now would you
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Movie Summary
The sequel to Chinatown (1974) finds J.J. "Jake" Gittes investigating adultery and murder, and the money that comes from oil.

