Chinatown - Revision history

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	'''''Chinatown''''' is the 1974 noir classic directed by [[Roman Polanski]] and starring [[Jack Nicholson]] as Jake Gittes, a former war hero and Los Angeles private investigator in the ~~early 1950s~~ who uncovers a conspiracy while conducting surveillance on a city engineer for the Department of Water and Power . The film's cast included [[John Huston]], [[Faye Dunaway]], and [[Roman Polanski]] in a cameo role. The film would gain widespread acclaim, receiving eleven Academy Award nominations with one win for Robert Towne for Best Original Screenplay. Nicholson would reprise his role as Gittes in the 1990 sequel ''[[The Two Jakes]]'', which he also directed.		'''''Chinatown''''' is the 1974 noir classic directed by [[Roman Polanski]] and starring [[Jack Nicholson]] as Jake Gittes, a former war hero and Los Angeles private investigator in the late 1930s who uncovers a conspiracy while conducting surveillance on a city engineer for the Department of Water and Power . The film's cast included [[John Huston]], [[Faye Dunaway]], and [[Roman Polanski]] in a cameo role. The film would gain widespread acclaim, receiving eleven Academy Award nominations with one win for Robert Towne for Best Original Screenplay. Nicholson would reprise his role as Gittes in the 1990 sequel ''[[The Two Jakes]]'', which he also directed.

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			'''''Chinatown''''' is the 1974 noir classic directed by [[Roman Polanski]] and starring [[Jack Nicholson]] as Jake Gittes, a former war hero and Los Angeles private investigator in the early 1950s who uncovers a conspiracy while conducting surveillance on a city engineer for the Department of Water and Power . The film's cast included [[John Huston]], [[Faye Dunaway]], and [[Roman Polanski]] in a cameo role. The film would gain widespread acclaim, receiving eleven Academy Award nominations with one win for Robert Towne for Best Original Screenplay. Nicholson would reprise his role as Gittes in the 1990 sequel ''[[The Two Jakes]]'', which he also directed.

Maxman at 22:11, 1 October 2016

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	==~~12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun==~~		=Revolvers=
	When J.J. Gittes ([[Jack Nicholson]]) goes to investigate the orange groves, he is shot at by farmers with [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun\|double barreled shotgun]]s who mistake him for one of the Water Department's men.
	~~[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 gauge]]~~
	~~[[Image:Ctown-shotgun1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A farmer damages Gittes' car with a shot.]]~~
	~~[[Image:Ctown-shotgun2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The oldest farmer holds his shotgun as he asks Gittes why he is in the valley.]]~~

	==Colt Detective Special==		==Colt Detective Special==
	Gittes disarms Claude Mulvihill ([[Roy Jenson]]) of a [[Colt Detective Special]] when the two fight at the retirement home. LAPD Det. Loach ([[Richard Bakalyan]]) also draws one during the climax in Chinatown.		Gittes disarms Claude Mulvihill ([[Roy Jenson]]) of a [[Colt Detective Special]] when the two fight at the retirement home. LAPD Det. Loach ([[Richard Bakalyan]]) also draws one during the climax in Chinatown.
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	[[Image:Ctown-cds2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Loach fires at Evelyn's car.]]		[[Image:Ctown-cds2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Loach fires at Evelyn's car.]]

			==Smith & Wesson Model 10==
			LAPD Lt. Lou Escobar ([[Perry Lopez]]) draws a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] service revolver during the finale, firing at Evelyn's car until it stops.
			[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|right\|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]]
			[[Image:Ctown-rev1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Escobar fires at Evelyn's car.]]
			[[Image:Ctown-rev2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Escobar reholsters his revolver (not a very clear shot but the only one with a semi close-up of his revolver).]]

			=Pistols=
	==Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket==		==Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket==
	Evelyn Mulwray ([[Faye Dunaway]]) draws a [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]] during the finale in the Chinatown section of LA, using it to wound her father Noah Cross ([[John Huston]]).		Evelyn Mulwray ([[Faye Dunaway]]) draws a [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]] during the finale in the Chinatown section of LA, using it to wound her father Noah Cross ([[John Huston]]).
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	[[Image:Ctown-c08c.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Evelyn fires at Noah.]]		[[Image:Ctown-c08c.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Evelyn fires at Noah.]]

	==~~Smith & Wesson Model 10~~==		=Shotguns=
	~~LAPD Lt~~. ~~Lou Escobar~~ ([[~~Perry Lopez~~]]) ~~draws a~~ [[~~Smith & Wesson Model 10~~]] ~~service revolver during~~ the ~~finale, firing at Evelyn~~'s ~~car until it stops~~.		==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun==
	[[Image:~~S&W-Model-10~~.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~350px~~\|~~right\|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver~~ - ~~.38 Special~~]]		When J.J. Gittes ([[Jack Nicholson]]) goes to investigate the orange groves, he is shot at by farmers with [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun\|double barreled shotgun]]s who mistake him for one of the Water Department's men.
	[[Image:Ctown-~~rev1~~.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|~~Escobar fires at Evelyn~~'s car.]]		[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 gauge]]
	[[Image:Ctown-~~rev2~~.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|~~Escobar reholsters~~ his ~~revolver (not a very clear shot but~~ the ~~only one with a semi close-up of his revolver)~~.]]		[[Image:Ctown-shotgun1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A farmer damages Gittes' car with a shot.]]
			[[Image:Ctown-shotgun2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The oldest farmer holds his shotgun as he asks Gittes why he is in the valley.]]

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Warejaws at 05:17, 20 January 2016

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	~~'''The following firearms were used in the film ''Chinatown'':'''~~		{{Film Title}}

	__TOC__<br clear=all>		__TOC__<br clear=all>

	~~'''WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD!'''~~		{{spoilers}}

			==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun==
	==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun ==
	When J.J. Gittes ([[Jack Nicholson]]) goes to investigate the orange groves, he is shot at by farmers with [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun\|double barreled shotgun]]s who mistake him for one of the Water Department's men.		When J.J. Gittes ([[Jack Nicholson]]) goes to investigate the orange groves, he is shot at by farmers with [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun\|double barreled shotgun]]s who mistake him for one of the Water Department's men.
			[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 gauge]]
	[[Image:Ctown-shotgun1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A farmer damages Gittes' car with a shot.]]		[[Image:Ctown-shotgun1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A farmer damages Gittes' car with a shot.]]
	[[Image:Ctown-shotgun2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The oldest farmer holds his shotgun as he asks Gittes why he is in the valley.]]		[[Image:Ctown-shotgun2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The oldest farmer holds his shotgun as he asks Gittes why he is in the valley.]]

	== Colt Detective Special ==		==Colt Detective Special==
	Gittes disarms Claude Mulvihill ([[Roy Jenson]]) of a [[Colt Detective Special]] when the two fight at the retirement home. LAPD Det. Loach ([[Richard Bakalyan]]) also draws one during the climax in Chinatown.		Gittes disarms Claude Mulvihill ([[Roy Jenson]]) of a [[Colt Detective Special]] when the two fight at the retirement home. LAPD Det. Loach ([[Richard Bakalyan]]) also draws one during the climax in Chinatown.
	[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special]]		[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special]]
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	[[Image:Ctown-cds2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Loach fires at Evelyn's car.]]		[[Image:Ctown-cds2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Loach fires at Evelyn's car.]]

	== Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket ==		==Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket==
	Evelyn Mulwray ([[Faye Dunaway]]) draws a [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]] during the finale in the Chinatown section of LA, using it to wound her father Noah Cross ([[John Huston]]).		Evelyn Mulwray ([[Faye Dunaway]]) draws a [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]] during the finale in the Chinatown section of LA, using it to wound her father Noah Cross ([[John Huston]]).
	[[Image:Colt1908VestPocketNickel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Nickel - .25 ACP]]		[[Image:Colt1908VestPocketNickel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Nickel - .25 ACP]]
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	[[Image:Ctown-c08c.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Evelyn fires at Noah.]]		[[Image:Ctown-c08c.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Evelyn fires at Noah.]]

	== Smith & Wesson Model 10 ==		==Smith & Wesson Model 10==
	LAPD Lt. Lou Escobar ([[Perry Lopez]]) draws a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] service revolver during the finale, firing at Evelyn's car until it stops.		LAPD Lt. Lou Escobar ([[Perry Lopez]]) draws a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] service revolver during the finale, firing at Evelyn's car until it stops.
	[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|right\|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]]		[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|right\|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]]

Pandolfini at 20:57, 13 September 2014

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	\|actor1=[[Jack Nicholson]]		\|actor1=[[Jack Nicholson]]
	\|character2=Evelyn Mulwray		\|character2=Evelyn Cross Mulwray
	\|actor2=[[Faye Dunaway]]		\|actor2=[[Faye Dunaway]]
	\|character3=Lt. Lou Escobar		\|character3=Lt. Lou Escobar
	\|actor3=[[Perry Lopez]]		\|actor3=[[Perry Lopez]]
	\|character4=~~Claude Mulvihill~~		\|character4=Noah Cross
	\|actor4=[[~~Roy Jenson~~]]		\|actor4=[[John Huston]]
	\|character5=~~Noah Cross~~		\|character5=Claude Mulvihill
	\|actor5=[[~~John Huston~~]]		\|actor5=[[Roy Jenson]]
	\|character6=		\|character6=Det. Loach
	\|actor6=		\|actor6=[[Richard Bakalyan]]
	\|character7=		\|character7=Russ Yelburton
	\|actor7=		\|actor7=[[John Hillerman]]
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Pandolfini at 20:50, 13 September 2014

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	\|actor3=[[Perry Lopez]]		\|actor3=[[Perry Lopez]]
	\|character4==Claude Mulvihill		\|character4=Claude Mulvihill
	\|actor4=[[Roy Jenson]]		\|actor4=[[Roy Jenson]]
	\|~~character5Noah~~ Cross		\|character5=Noah Cross
	\|actor5=[[John Huston]]		\|actor5=[[John Huston]]
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	\|actor3=[[Perry Lopez]]		\|actor3=[[Perry Lopez]]
	\|character4=~~Noah Cross~~		\|character4==Claude Mulvihill
	\|actor4=[[~~John Huston~~]]		\|actor4=[[Roy Jenson]]
	\|~~character5=Claude Mulvihill~~		\|character5Noah Cross
	\|actor5=[[~~Roy Jenson~~]]		\|actor5=[[John Huston]]
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Pandolfini at 20:48, 13 September 2014

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	\|actor2=[[Faye Dunaway]]		\|actor2=[[Faye Dunaway]]
	\|character3=~~Noah Cross~~		\|character3=Lt. Lou Escobar
	\|actor3=[[~~John Huston~~]]		\|actor3=[[Perry Lopez]]
	\|character4=~~Lt. Lou Escobar~~		\|character4=Noah Cross
	\|actor4=[[~~Perry Lopez~~]]		\|actor4=[[John Huston]]
	\|character5=Claude Mulvihill		\|character5=Claude Mulvihill
	\|actor5=[[Roy Jenson]]		\|actor5=[[Roy Jenson]]

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 '''The following firearms were used in the film ''Chinatown'':'''
-[[Image:Ctown-dvd.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Chinatown'' (1974)]]__TOC__<br clear=all>
 '''WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD!'''

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