Jaws 2

Cast and Crew Members

Cast

Roy Scheider

Lorraine Gary

Murray Hamilton

Joseph Mascolo

Jeffrey Kramer

Collin Wilcox Paxton

Ann Dusenberry

Mark Gruner

Barry Coe

Susan French

Crew Members

Jeannot Szwarc Director

Carl Gottlieb Screenplay

Howard Sackler Screenplay

Peter Benchley Screenplay

Audience Reviews

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• Ian Beale

  Rating: 10/10

  "**Excellent sequel!** Intense sequel directed by Jeannot Szwarc (who also directed episodes of Columbo alongside Steven Spielberg!) Performances here are every bit as good as the original and Szwarc manages to infuse of great sense of style to the proceedings - building upon and adding even more depth to the Brody story. The camerawork is extremely stylish - some great gliding point of view shots. John Williams outdoes his work in the original movie with his Jaws 2 score. The film feels more brutal than the original and leads to a nerve shredding climax. A great counterpart to Jaws (1975). - **Ian Beale**"

• r96sk

  Rating: 6/10

  "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 production; speaking of which, the issues behind the scenes for this - and even the first film, really - are pretty fascinating."

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