Its protagonist visits the Mar Vista Resting Home, where he is nearly murdered by a man with a knife played by this film's director.
Near the end of this film, its protagonist dodges the police by leaving a house through Curly's car. While visiting his barber, the protagonist hears an extremely funny joke about a man that reads some Confucius before he resumes screwing his wife. Its protagonist visits the Mar Vista Resting Home, where he is nearly murdered by a man with a knife played by this film's director. A pair of bifocals discovered nearby a house pond leads its protagonist to suspect that Noah Cross is the murderer of Hollis. Near its climax, Evelyn is repeatedly slapped while admitting "She's my daughter!" and "She's my sister!" to detective Jake Gittes. For 10 points, name this neo-noir film about San Francisco's water wars, which starred Jack Nicholson and was directed by Roman Polanski.
Near the end of this film, its protagonist dodges the police by leaving a house through Curly's car.
Chinatown