became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died. He was 89.
"It's a city that's so illusory," Towne told The Associated Press in a 2006 interview."It's the westernmost west of America. It's a sort of place of last resort. It's a place where, in a word, people go to make their dreams come true. And they're forever disappointed."The Lloyd Bridges Show, Towne's script has been a staple of film writing classes ever since, although it also serves as a lesson in how movies often get made and in the risks of crediting any film to a single viewpoint. He would acknowledge working closely with Polanski as they revised and tightened the story and arguing fiercely with the director over the film's despairing ending — an ending Polanski pushed for and Towne later agreed was the right choice. .Southern California: An Island on the Land.
Wasson also wrote that the movie's famous closing line originated with a vice cop who had told Towne that crimes in Chinatown were seldom prosecuted.
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