Forgotten Cinema

The Two Jakes


Listen Later

"Forget it Mike, its Forgotten Cinema."

That's right, you guessed it! That cleverly edited famous film quote can only mean that this episode is going to focus on the Jack Nicholson film where he plays Jake Gittes. No, not that Jack Nicholson film where he plays Jake Gittes, the other one. Never heard of it? Well I guess you came to the right place!

The Mikes discuss the Jack Nicholson directed, Jack Nicholson vehicle, The Two Jakes; the sequel to the cinema classic, Chinatown, released in 1990. 

Listen as Mike Field and Mike Butler attempt to figure out why Nicholson plays Jake as a completely different character type. The Mikes also contemplate how splitting his concentration between acting and directing might have caused Nicholson to make some questionable style choices and if the film would have been better off without relying so much on connecting to Chinatown.

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Forgotten CinemaBy Michael Butler & Michael Field

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

28 ratings


More shows like Forgotten Cinema

View all
How Did This Get Made? by Earwolf and Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas

How Did This Get Made?

23,159 Listeners

Blank Check with Griffin & David by Blank Check Productions

Blank Check with Griffin & David

6,184 Listeners

The Rewatchables by The Ringer

The Rewatchables

14,057 Listeners

The Big Picture by The Ringer

The Big Picture

5,750 Listeners

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend by Team Coco & Earwolf

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

59,678 Listeners

WHAT WENT WRONG by Sad Boom Media

WHAT WENT WRONG

3,401 Listeners

With Gourley And Rust by Matt Gourley and Paul Rust

With Gourley And Rust

1,281 Listeners

The Town with Matthew Belloni by The Ringer

The Town with Matthew Belloni

1,131 Listeners