Filled with quotable dialogue ("Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown"), a moody atmosphere, and riveting, career-defining performances, "Chinatown" has cemented itself as a quintessential viewing.

The line -- "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." -- is uttered by Lawrence Walsh (Joe Mantell), the partner of Jack Nicholson's sardonic private eye Jack Gittes, after Jake's love interest Evelyn ...

“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown” is the signature line that follows a senseless killing in the 1974 film “Chinatown,” starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. It’s not so much about ...