Variety, 06/07/1978, "...JAWS 2 is a worthy successor in horror, suspense and terror to its 1975 smash progenitor..."
Budget estimate: $20 million.
Released in USA June 1978.
Shot on location in Okaloosa County, Florida, in Technicolor.
It was reported in Variety in June 1978 that this sequel was $10 million over budget due to production delays and dollar inflation. Director Jeannot Szwarc replaced John Hancock, who was originally set to do the film.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English
Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
Making-of
Deleted Scenes
Additional Footage - 1. A Look at the Musical Score with John Williams
Text/Photo Galleries:
Storyboards
Production Art
Production Notes
Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew
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.