Jaws 2 is a 1978 American thriller film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and co-written by Carl Gottlieb.
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12 Facts About Jaws 2
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Jaws 2 was briefly the highest-grossing sequel in history until Rocky II was released in 1979.
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Jaws 2 tries pulling them in with a winch but instead hooks an underwater power cable.
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Jaws 2 claimed that the planned plot was to involve the sons of Quint and Brody hunting a new shark.
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Jaws 2 originally proposed a prequel based on the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, the story relayed by Quint in the first film.
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The sharks for Jaws 2 were known as Bruce Two, but on set they were referred to as "Fidel" and "Harold", the latter after David Brown's Beverly Hills lawyer.
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Jaws 2 people are back among us, more efficient, more organized and more moneyed.
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However, he was given an attractive financial package for appearing in Jaws 2; he quadrupled his base salary from the first film, and negotiated points .
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John Williams returned to score Jaws 2 after winning an Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the first film.
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Jaws 2 compares this to "the great tradition" for repeating musical themes in Hollywood serials such as Roy Rogers and The Lone Ranger.
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Jaws 2 was the most expensive film that Universal had produced up until that point, costing the studio $30 million.
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Jaws 2 inspired much more merchandising and sponsors than the first film.
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