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.

“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 ...

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 ...