Chinatown (1974)

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No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

The Two Jakes: 2 lines the host's read ×2

  1. lineage (lineage): Chinatown ⇒ The Two Jakes (the host's read). The Two Jakes is the Chinatown sequel.
    “You've got the 2 Jakes, which is the Chinatown sequel.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:19:31 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)

Chinatown prequel (unmade): 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. unmapped (prequel): Chinatown ⇒ Chinatown prequel (unmade) (the host's read). Fincher's unrealized project is a prequel to Chinatown with Robert Towne.
    “he also had one other unrealized project, a prequel to Chinatown, that he's been working on with Robert Town.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free) · 0:25:55 · unknown (host) (0.30 sure it was them)

Connected to

The Two Jakes: 2 lines lineage ×2

  1. lineage (lineage): The Two Jakes → Chinatown. The Two Jakes is the Chinatown sequel.
    “You've got the 2 Jakes, which is the Chinatown sequel.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:19:31 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)

Chinatown prequel (unmade): 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (prequel): Chinatown → Chinatown prequel (unmade). Fincher's unrealized project is a prequel to Chinatown with Robert Towne.
    “he also had one other unrealized project, a prequel to Chinatown, that he's been working on with Robert Town.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free) · 0:25:55 · unknown (host) (0.30 sure it was them)

Richard Sylbert: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): Richard Sylbert → Chinatown. For all its darkness Chinatown is a beautifully designed film; Sylbert's production design is why it looks gorgeous.
    “Chinatown that is a very elegant, um, beautifully designed film, Richard Silbert, um, you know, did this gorgeous looking.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Nightmare Alley’ and Our Favorite Films Noir, With Patton Oswalt! · 1:00:34 · Patton Oswalt (0.80 sure it was them)

Saturday Night Fever: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Saturday Night Fever → Chinatown. Simmons ranks the dance floor takeover among the five most iconic scenes of the 70s next to Chinatown and The Godfather.
    “I actually think this is one of the 5 most iconic scenes of the 70s.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel · 0:40:36 · Bill Simmons (0.85 sure it was them)

Where it came up

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craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Richard Sylbert → Chinatown. For all its darkness Chinatown is a beautifully designed film; Sylbert's production design is why it looks gorgeous.
    “Chinatown that is a very elegant, um, beautifully designed film, Richard Silbert, um, you know, did this gorgeous looking.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Nightmare Alley’ and Our Favorite Films Noir, With Patton Oswalt! · 1:00:34 · Patton Oswalt (0.80 sure it was them)

lineage (2)

  1. lineage (lineage): The Two Jakes → Chinatown. The Two Jakes is the Chinatown sequel.
    “You've got the 2 Jakes, which is the Chinatown sequel.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:19:31 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (sequel): Chinatown → The Two Jakes. The Two Jakes follows Chinatown as a sequel.
    “But that's a sequel.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free) · 0:26:17 · unknown (host) (0.30 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (prequel): Chinatown → Chinatown prequel (unmade). Fincher's unrealized project is a prequel to Chinatown with Robert Towne.
    “he also had one other unrealized project, a prequel to Chinatown, that he's been working on with Robert Town.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free) · 0:25:55 · unknown (host) (0.30 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Saturday Night Fever → Chinatown. Simmons ranks the dance floor takeover among the five most iconic scenes of the 70s next to Chinatown and The Godfather.
    “I actually think this is one of the 5 most iconic scenes of the 70s.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel · 0:40:36 · Bill Simmons (0.85 sure it was them)

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