Synopsis
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
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Cast
- Roy ScheiderPolice Chief Martin Brody
- Lorraine GaryEllen Brody
- Murray HamiltonMayor Larry Vaughn
- Joseph MascoloLen Peterson
- Jeffrey KramerHendricks
- Collin Wilcox PaxtonDr. Lureen Elkins
- Ann DusenberryTina Wilcox
- Mark GrunerMike Brody
- Barry CoeTom Andrews
- Susan FrenchOld Lady
Recommendations
- 80
Variety
Despite a notable but effective change in story emphasis, Jaws 2 is a worthy successor in horror, suspense and terror to its 1975 smash progenitor. - 70
IGN
Directorially, last minute replacement director Jeannot Szwarc has done a nice job and there's some really nice photography here. - 70
The New Republic
The surprise in Jaws 2 is that, given the givens, it came out as well as it did. For me, in terms of sheer visceral zapping, it’s better than the first time around (or under). - 63
Chicago Tribune
For a film about deep water terror, Jaws 2 is really quite shallow. [16 June 1978, p.3-2] - 60
Empire
It never comes close to the classic status of its predecessor, but for drive-in horror thrills, this still has sufficient bite. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
More a remake than a sequel, this production seems like a pointless effort. With a plot virtually identical to that of the first film, the only real difference between the two--and it is significant--is that Spielberg didn't direct this one. - 50
Newsweek
Jaw 2 is not a shipwreck of a movie; it'll make you jump now and then, like a boring guy tickling your ribs. But it lacks the style and intelligence that director Steven Spielberg brough to the original "Jaws". Jennot Szwarc, a French-born teveision specialist, come nowhere near Spielberg's blend of kinetic drive and comic touch. [19 June 1978, p.74] - 50
Washington Post
Jaws 2 isn't a disgraceful self-imitation, but one sampling should be enough. It may inspire nothing so much as a nostalgic hunger to see "Jaws" again.
