295 - Chinatown (1974)
"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." For Episode 295, Brandon and David finish off CineNation's Private Investigator month with CHINATOWN. Listen as they discuss Robert Towne's writing process, the reason the film's director of photography was fired, and how the Los Angeles Lakers caused one of the biggest fights on set. Opening Banter (00:00:10) Recap of the Private Investigator Genre (00:05:42) Intro to Chinatown (00:13:32) How Chinatown Got to Production (00:24:02) Favorite Scenes (00:47:53) On Set Life - (01:13:04) Aftermath: Release and Legacy (01:22:16) What Worked and What Didn't…
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