"Chinatown": Films of 1974

The random year generator spun 1974, so the boys head to 1937 L.A. to discuss the Roman Polanski, Robert Towne, Bob Evans, Jack Nicholson, and Faye Dunaway classic “Chinatown”. Often cited as one of the best movies with one of the best scripts in Hollywood history, plenty has been said about this film. Still, cinematographer Dave had never seen it, John went to fancy film school, and Jeff goes deep into the context of the film year, highlighting top-grossing films, awards, and what the heck was going on in the world. Is it coincidental that Nixon’s public demise and unequivocal exoneration came the year Chinatown cites bureaucratic corruption???

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0:00 Intro; 5:27 Gripes; 11:04 1974 Year in Review; 26:21 Films of 1974: “Chinatown”; 1:19:59 What You Been Watching?; 1:28:42 Next Week’s Movie Announcement

Additional Cast/Crew: James Hong, Diane Ladd, John Alonso, John Huston, Perry Lopez, Joe Mantell, 

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