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THE TWO JAKES
Film 1990. Written by Robert Towne. Directed by Jack Nicholson. Starring Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, Eli Wallach, Ruben Blades, Frederic Forrest and David Keith.

Source Features: BBB (1) OTHER (8) THEMES (1)

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BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU

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J. J. "Jake" Gittes

Private Investigation

J. J. "Jake" Gittes
Julius "Jake" Berman hires private investigator J. J. "Jake" Gittes to catch his wife, Kitty, in the act of committing adultery.

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Jake Gittes

Jake Gittes
Jake Gittes: What I do for a living may not be very reputable... but I am. In this town I'm the leper with the most fingers.

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Jake Gittes

Jake Gittes
Jake Gittes: The city's different at night. The air smells better, it's harder to see that the oil rigs outnumber the palm trees, it's almost like the good old days, at least the way I'd like to remember them. But stay in this business long enough and every street leads to a place you'd like to forget, every case brings back memories of what you should have done and what might have been, and every skirt reminds you of another woman... or, if you've got it bad enough, the same woman.

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Jake Gittes

Jake Gittes
Jake Gittes: Maybe I didn't tell the whole truth at the preliminary hearing, but there's one thing I learned about the truth... a little bit goes a long way.

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Jake Gittes

Jake Gittes
Jake Berman: You know something, Jake, you might think you know what's going on around here, but... you don't.

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Jake Gittes

Jake Gittes
Jake Gittes: I did my share of fighting in the war and even got a medal, but Lou lost a leg with the first Marines at Guadalcanal. He knows about regrets and how life doesn't give you a fair shake. You can't trust a guy who's never lost anything.

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Jake Gittes

Jake Gittes
Jake Gittes: That's your problem kid. You don't know who you're kiddin'.

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Jake Gittes

Jake Gittes
Jake Gittes: I don't want to live in the past, Khan. I just don't want to lose it.

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