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Release Date: 1978

Cast: John Dukakis, Ann Dusenberry, Mark Gruner, Lorraine Gary, Gary Springer, Barry Coe, Joseph Mascolo, Murray Hamilton, Susan French, Jeffrey Kramer, Collin Wilcox, Roy Scheider ...MORE

Cast: John Dukakis, Ann Dusenberry, Mark Gruner, Lorraine Gary, Gary Springer, Barry Coe, Joseph Mascolo, Murray Hamilton, Susan French, Jeffrey Kramer, Collin Wilcox, Roy Scheider, Donna Wilkes, Gary Dubin ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Adventure, Suspense, Action, Action/Adventure, Slasher, Thriller, Horror, Natural Horror Films, Creature Film

Jaws 2 is a 1978 thriller film and the first sequel to Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975), which is based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc, it stars Roy Scheider as Police Chief Martin Brody, who must deal with another great white shark terrorizing the waters of Amity Island, a fictional seaside resort. Like the first film, the production of Jaws 2 was troubled. The original director, John D. Hancock, proved to be unsuitable for an action film and was replaced by Szwarc. Scheider, who only reprised his role to end a contractual issue with Universal, was... MORE

Jaws 2 is a 1978 thriller film and the first sequel to Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975), which is based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc, it stars Roy Scheider as Police Chief Martin Brody, who must deal with another great white shark terrorizing the waters of Amity Island, a fictional seaside resort. Like the first film, the production of Jaws 2 was troubled. The original director, John D. Hancock, proved to be unsuitable for an action film and was replaced by Szwarc. Scheider, who only reprised his role to end a contractual issue with Universal, was also unhappy during production and had several heated exchanges with Szwarc. Jaws 2 remained on Variety's list of top ten box office hits of all time until the mid-1990s, and was the highest-grossing sequel in history until 1980. The film's tagline, "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...," has become one of the most famous in movie history and has been parodied and homaged several times. It is widely regarded as the best Jaws sequel. Two divers are photographing the wreck of the Orca, Quint's boat from the first film. They are suddenly attacked and killed by a large great LESS