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{{Infobox Movie | |||
|name = Chinatown | |||
|picture =Ctown-dvd.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Movie poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = [[Roman Polanski]] | |||
|date= 1974 | |||
|language = English<br>Cantonese<br>Spanish | |||
|studio=Paramount Pictures | |||
|distributor=Paramount Pictures | |||
|character1=J.J. Gittes | |||
|actor1=[[Jack Nicholson]] | |||
|character2=Evelyn Cross Mulwray | |||
|actor2=[[Faye Dunaway]] | |||
|character3=Lt. Lou Escobar | |||
|actor3=[[Perry Lopez]] | |||
|character4=Noah Cross | |||
|actor4=[[John Huston]] | |||
|character5=Claude Mulvihill | |||
|actor5=[[Roy Jenson]] | |||
|character6=Det. Loach | |||
|actor6=[[Richard Bakalyan]] | |||
|character7=Russ Yelburton | |||
|actor7=[[John Hillerman]] | |||
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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 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. | |||
{{Film Title}} | |||
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{{spoilers}} | |||
=Revolvers= | |||
==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]] | ||
[[Image:Ctown-cds1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Ctown-cds1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mulvihill's Detective Special falls to the ground.]] | ||
[[Image:Ctown-cds2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Ctown-cds2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loach fires at Evelyn's car.]] | ||
== Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket == | ==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== | |||
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: | [[Image:Colt1908VestPocketNickel.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Nickel - .25 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Ctown-c08a.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Ctown-c08a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Evelyn holds her pistol on the police.]] | ||
[[Image:Ctown-c08b.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Ctown-c08b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Evelyn tells Gittes that her father "owns the police" when he tells her to put the gun away and let the police handle the situation.]] | ||
[[Image:Ctown-c08c.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Ctown-c08c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Evelyn fires at Noah.]] | ||
== | =Shotguns= | ||
==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun== | |||
[[Image:Ctown- | 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- | [[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.]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
[[Category:Detective]] | |||
[[Category:Mystery]] | |||
[[Category:Roman Polanski]] | |||
[[Category:National Film Registry]] | |||
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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 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.
The following weapons were used in the film Chinatown:
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Revolvers
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.
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.
Pistols
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).
Shotguns
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
When J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) goes to investigate the orange groves, he is shot at by farmers with double barreled shotguns who mistake him for one of the Water Department's men.
