Jack Nicholson

Also in 1990, Jack Nicholson directed The Two Jakes, a follow-up to Chinatown in which Peter Bogdanovich reprised the role of J.J. Gittes.

Burt Kennedy

Both films were directed by veteran comedy Western director Burt Kennedy and written by William Bowers (in the latter case with Tony Kayden, from a story by Bowers); neither Kennedy nor Bowers worked on the original series.

Nicholson

A sequel, The Two Jakes, was released in 1990, again starring Nicholson, who also directed, with Robert Towne returning to write the screenplay.

John Joseph Nicholson

John Joseph Nicholson has also directed three films, including The Two Jakes (1990), the sequel to Chinatown.

Among the most visible recent examples as a mafioso in The Godfather, Part III , the final installment of Francis Ford Coppola's Corleone saga to the classic Chinatown

Among the most visible recent examples: as a mafioso in The Godfather, Part III, the final installment of Francis Ford Coppola's Corleone saga; The Two Jakes, Jack Nicholson's ill-fated (and ill-advised) sequel to the classic Chinatown; and Irwin Winkler's updated remake of the forties noir thriller Night in the City.

great Harold Ramis

The late, great Harold Ramis made Jake's directorial debut with Caddyshack.

James Lapine

The director was James Lapine and the choreographer Dan Knechtges.

Jeff Tremaine

The director was Jeff Tremaine, creator and director of Jackass (starring Johnny Knoxville).

James Franco

The one director that handled two shorts was James Franco —

Nicholas Ray

KGCHS made the first one - John Paul Jones - and was replaced as director on the second by Nicholas Ray – King of Kings (1961).

Alfred Hitchcock

Both of these latter films were directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Mark Lewis

Both films were written and directed by Mark Lewis.

William Keighley

The movie was jointly directed by a Hollywood movie director and an American stage actor, William Keighley and by a Hungarian American movie director, Michael Curtiz.

Dexter Fletcher

Both films also share the same director, Dexter Fletcher.

Brent Hodge and Thomas Buchan

The movie was directed by Brent Hodge and Thomas Buchan, and produced by Jon Siddall, Brent Hodge and Sheila Peacock.

Barry Jenkins

The film was directed by Barry Jenkins, an Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter.

David Mackenzie

Both died while director David Mackenzie was making this film.

Les Mayfield

Directed by Les Mayfield, the film places polar-opposite actors Jackson and Levy together as a crime-fighting duo – Jackson as a badass black cop, and Levy as an awkward, middle-aged white man.

Nathan Juran

The director of the film was Nathan Juran, whose films previously reviewed here include GUNSMOKE (1953), LAW AND ORDER (1953), and HIGHWAY DRAGNET (1954).

Dean White

by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, while Dean White served as director.