Question 1

Why did Faye Dunaway tell Jack Nicholson to actually slap her during filming?

Accepted Answer

After several takes that never looked quite right, Faye Dunaway got annoyed and told Jack Nicholson to actually slap her. He did and felt very guilty for it, despite it being Dunaway's decision.

Question 2

What made Jack Nicholson's scenes with John Huston particularly uncomfortable?

Accepted Answer

At the time of filming, Jack Nicholson had just started his relationship with Anjelica Huston, John Huston's daughter. The only time she was on set was during the scene where Noah Cross interrogates Nicholson's character about sleeping with his daughter.

Question 3

What heated argument led Roman Polanski to smash Jack Nicholson's portable television?

Accepted Answer

Roman Polanski and Jack Nicholson got into such a heated argument that Polanski smashed Nicholson's portable television with a mop. Nicholson used it to watch Los Angeles Lakers' basketball games and kept stalling shooting.

Question 4

Why did screenwriter Robert Towne turn down The Great Gatsby to write Chinatown instead?

Accepted Answer

Robert Towne was offered $125,000 to write The Great Gatsby screenplay but felt he couldn't do better than F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel. He accepted $25,000 to write his own story, "Chinatown," instead.

Question 5

Which major film festivals has Chinatown been featured at decades after its release?

Accepted Answer

Chinatown was featured at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2004 and the Locarno International Film Festival in 2013, years after its original 1974 release.

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