Word: polanski
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...referred to by his first name is now likely to be remembered in part, as Chaplin is, as a despoiler of young women. Manhattan divorce attorney Raoul Felder, alluding to another disgraced director, says of Allen, "He can put his career in an envelope and mail it to Roman Polanski...
...Jakes is a wonderful film, a rich tale about the past, that most frustrating and elusive element of human life. The success of The Two Jakes is made all the more impressive considering the difficulty of creating a tenable sequel to the earlier, complex Academy Awardwinning Roman Polanski film...
That difficulty is reflected in the 16 years required to created The Two Jakes. Originally scheduled for release in the mid-80s, the film became mired in disagreements between three of four of Chinatown's creative forces. Producer Robert Evans, screen writer Robert Towne, and Nicholson. (Polanski, according to Nicholson, was not involved in the process, partly because of cost overruns). When The Two Jakes finally made it to production, Nicholson had assumed the directing responsibilites. In addition, the freshman director took it upon himself to rewrite parts of the script as he went along...