Jaws 2 (1978)
| Release Date | 16 June 1978 |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $103,000,000 |
| Tagline | Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Chappaquiddick Island, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Creature Film, Natural Horror |
| Themes | Terror in the Water, When Animals Attack |
| Tones | Creepy, Menacing, Tense, Paranoid, Visceral, Atmospheric |
| Tags | Animal, Attack, Beach, Carnivore, Ecology, Giant, Hunting, Investigation, Kill, Murder, Prey, Sea Monster, Shark, Shark (great White), Stalking, Swimming, Water |
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 and starring 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.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Mark Gruner
Michael 'Mike' Brody
Susan French
Grace Witherspoon - Old Lady
Gary Springer
Andy Nicholas
Gary Dubin
Eddie Marchand
John Dukakis
Paul 'Polo' Loman
G. Thomas Dunlop
Timmy Weldon
David Elliott
Larry Vaughn Jr.
Marc Gilpin
Sean Brody
Cindy Grover
Lucy
Ben Marley
Patrick
Martha Swatek
Marge
Gigi Vorgan
Brooke Peters
Jerry M. Baxter
Helicopter Pilot
Jean Coulter
Diane - Ski Boat Driver
Daphne Dibble
Swimmer #1
Christine Freeman
Terri - Water Skier
April Gilpin
Renee
William Griffith
Lifeguard
Gregory Harris
Diver #2
Coll Red McLean
Red - 'Old Man of the Sea'
Susan O. McMillan
Girl Sailor
David Owsley
Boy Sailor
Allan L. Paddack
Crosby
Oneida Rollins
Ambulance Driver
Frank James Sparks
Diver #1
Thomas A. Stewart
Sparky - Assistant Dive Master
David Tintle
Swimmer #2
Jim Wilson
Swimmer with Child
Kathy Wilson
Mrs. Bryant
Herb Muller
Phil Fogarty
Fritzi Jane Courtney
Mrs. Taft - Select Woman
Alfred Wilde
Harry Wiseman - Select Man #1
Cyprian R. Dube
Mr. Posner - Select Man #2
Mary A. Gaffney
Mrs. Silvera
Bill Green
Irate 'Dancing' Man
George Buck
Irate 'Letterbox' Man
Director
Jeannot Szwarc
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Writer
Howard Sackler
Producer
Joe Alves
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Michael C. Butler
Editor
Steve Potter
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Arthur Schmidt
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Neil Travis
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Production Designer
Joe Alves
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Art Director
W. Stewart Campbell
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Gene Johnson
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Set Decorator
Phil Abramson
Costume Designer
Bill Jobe
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Makeup Department
Robert Jiras
makeup artist
Philip Leto
hair stylist
Rick Sharp
makeup artist
Ron Snyder
makeup artist
Production Manager
Bill Badalato
unit production manager
Tony LaMarca
unit production manager: second unit
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe Alves
second unit director
Katy Emde
second assistant director
Scott Maitland
first assistant director
Beau Marks
second assistant director
Wilbur Mosier
assistant director: second unit
Don Zepfel
first assistant director
Art Department
Gary Seybert
property master
Sound Department
James R. Alexander
sound
Robert L. Hoyt
sound recordist
James Troutman
sound effects editor
George E. Marshall Jr.
sound utility
Special Effects
Roy Arbogast
special mechanical effects
Robert A. Mattey
special mechanical effects
Kevin Pike
special effects foreman
Eddie Surkin
special effects crew
Stunts
Ted Grossman
stunt coordinator
Gregory J. Barnett
stunts
Jean Coulter
stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.
stunts
Steven Knowles
stunt performer
Greg Le Duc
water stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
John L. Black
key grip
David L. Butler
camera operator: second unit
Michael Dugan
underwater camera operator
John Fleckenstein
camera operator
Michael McGowan
camera operator: second unit
Ron Taylor
live shark photography
Valerie Taylor
live shark photography
Donald M. Wolak
gaffer
Pat Campea Jr.
second key grip
Joe Kelly
best boy grip
Sol Negrin
cinematographer: re-shoots
Casting Department
Liz Keigley
location casting
Shari Rhodes
location casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurann Cordero
wardrobe: women
Gilbert Loe
wardrobe: men
Editorial Department
Freeman A. Davies
assistant film editor
Michael T. Elias
assistant film editor
Robert Hernandez
assistant film editor
Sherrie Sanet Jacobson
assistant film editor
Music Department
Stephen A. Hope
music editor
John Neal
music scoring mixer
Transportation Department
Phillip Martin
boat driver
Other Crew
Al Ebner
unit publicist
Bob Forrest
script supervisor
Philip Kingry
marine coordinator
Donald MacDonald
production assistant
Esther Vivante
script supervisor: second unit
Fred Zendar
technical advisor
Raechel Donahue
voice talent
Gene Starzenski
set paramedic
Production Company
Universal Pictures
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
Cinema International Corporation (CIC)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
MCA Home Video
AXN
CIC Vídeo
MCA/Universal Home Video
Miscellaneous
Universal Title
titles and opticals
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Jaws
Jabberjaw (1976)
Jaws (1975)
Jaws 2
Jaws 3-D (1983)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Films directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Bug (1975)
Enigma (1983)
Extreme Close-Up (1973)
Grand Larceny (1987)
Hercule & Sherlock (1996)
Honor Bound (1988)
Jaws 2
La vengeance d'une blonde (1994)
Les soeurs Soleil (1997)
Santa Claus (1985)
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Supergirl (1984)
