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Jaws 2 (1978)

PG06/16/1978Horror, Thriller1h 57m
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...

Overview

Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Roy Scheider

    Police Chief Martin Brody

  2. Cast 1

    Lorraine Gary

    Ellen Brody

  3. Cast 1

    Murray Hamilton

    Mayor Larry Vaughn

  4. Cast 1

    Joseph Mascolo

    Len Peterson

  5. Cast 1

    Jeffrey Kramer

    Hendricks

  6. Cast 1

    Collin Wilcox Paxton

    Dr. Lureen Elkins

  7. Cast 1

    Ann Dusenberry

    Tina Wilcox

  8. Cast 1

    Mark Gruner

    Mike Brody

  9. Cast 1

    Barry Coe

    Tom Andrews

A disappointing follow-up. I enjoyed Roy Scheider's performance and the core action sequences near the end, but everything else is a bit boring. 'Jaws 2' puts high focus on the teenagers, though their story never possesses any intrigue. The effects for the shark, meanwhile, are a step down from the original. It's not terribly far from being watchable, a slightly shorter run time might've helped in that regard, but I just personally found it to be an uninteresting 115 minutes or so. Perhaps initial director John D. Hancock's ideas would've came out better, though he was fired during produ...