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Jaws 2 (1978)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:8

Rotten:25

Average Rating:1.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Amity police chief Brody discovers that there's more than one fish in the sea--the great white shark he destroyed in the first film has a hungry mate ready to wreak havoc on the community. This... Amity police chief Brody discovers that there's more than one fish in the sea--the great white shark he destroyed in the first film has a hungry mate ready to wreak havoc on the community. This action-packed sequel features the welcome return of Roy Scheider and Lorraine Gary reprising their roles from the original blockbuster that did for ocean beaches what PSYCHO did for showers. [More]

Starring: Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo

Starring: Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo, Jeffrey Kramer, Collin Wilcox, Ann Dusenberry, Mark Gruner, Barry Coe, Susan French, Gary Springer, Donna Wilkes, Gary Dubin, John Dukakis, G. Thomas Dunlop, David Elliott, Marc Gilpin, Keith Gordon, Cindy Grover, Ben Marley, Martha Swatek, Billy Van Zandt, Gigi Vorgan, Jerry Baxter, Jean Ann Coulter

Director: Jeannot Szwarc

Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Producer: Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown
Screenwriter: Carl Gottlieb, Michael Butler
Composer: John Williams

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