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Jaws 2 (1978)

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Average Rating: 5.3/10
Reviews Counted: 19
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 9

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Release Date: Jun 16, 1978 Limited

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Despite being a less well-regarded virtual remake of the original film, Jaws 2 earned a tidy sum at the box office by combining its predecessor's winning formula with the popular teen horror craze, helping to spawn the era of blockbuster sequels. Roy Scheider returns as Sheriff Martin Brody, whose small resort town of Amity is poised to bounce back from the economic hardship it encountered after becoming widely known as the site of vicious shark attacks. But at the same time that Mayor Vaughn

PG, 1 hr. 56 min.

Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Jeannot Szwarc

Written By: Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb, Michael Butler

In Theaters: Jun 16, 1978 Limited

On DVD: May 22, 2001

MCA Universal Home Video

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Cast

Roy Scheider
Martin Brody
Lorraine Gary
Ellen Brody
Murray Hamilton
Mayor Larry Vaughan
Joe Mascolo
Peterson
Jeffrey Kramer
Hendricks
Anne Dusenberry
Tina
Mark Gruner
Mike
Barry Coe
Andrews
Susan French
Old Lady
Gary Springer
Andy
Donna Wilkes
Jackie
Marc Gilpin
Sean
Gary Dubin
Ed
Gigi Vorgan
Brooke
G. Thomas Dunlop
Timmy
Jerry M. Baxter
Helicopter Pilot
John Dukakis
Polo
Ben Marley
Patrick
Herb Muller
Phil Fogarty
Collin Wilcox Paxton
Dr. Elkins
Billy Van Zandt
Bob
Keith Gordon
Doug
Frank Sparks
Diver #1
David James Elliott
Larry
William M. Griffith
Lifeguard
Chad Dowdell
Child at Beach (uncredi...
Jim Wilson
Swimmer with Child
Collin Wilcox
Joseph Mascolo
Ann Dusenberry

Critic Reviews for Jaws 2

All Critics (21) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (9) | DVD (19)

Nowhere near as good as the first, and lacks the traces of true stupidity that make the latter two fun bad movies.

January 11, 2012 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Rather redundant, rather biting. What, fish again?! Still, not a bad sequel.

April 23, 2007 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Roy Scheider is the only redeeming quality of this sequel.

November 6, 2005 Comment

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

A vastly underrated sequel with plenty of shocks and nail-biting tension. Not quite up to the original, but still loads of fun.

October 21, 2005 Comment

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Delivers [Nearly] as much as the first

July 11, 2003 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

The first of three crummy sequels unworthy of the original.

September 8, 2002 Comment

Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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Worth you time.

October 30, 2011

Michael Miller

Super Reviewer

Compared to the original JAWS phenomenon, JAWS 2 is a huge load of crap, but even so, it's still an enjoyable popcorn flick leading into the '80s.

June 14, 2011

Alexander Diminiano

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