---
title: 'Jaws 2 (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jeannot Szwarc'
released: '1978-06-16'
runtime_minutes: 117
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jaws-2-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077766/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jaws 2 (1978)

1978 · PG · 117 min · Drama, Action, Horror, Adventure, Science Fiction · United States

Part of: Jaws

## Synopsis

Jaws 2 is a 1978 American thriller film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and written by Howard Sackler and Carl Gottlieb. It is the sequel to Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975), and the second installment in the Jaws franchise. The film stars Roy Scheider as Police Chief Martin Brody, with Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton and Jeffrey Kramer reprising their respective roles as Martin's wife Ellen Brody, mayor Larry Vaughn and Deputy Hendricks. It also stars Joseph Mascolo, Collin Wilcox, Ann Dusenberry, Mark Gruner, Susan French, Barry Coe, Donna Wilkes, Gary Springer, and Keith Gordon in his first feature film role. The plot concerns Police Chief Martin Brody suspecting another great white shark is terrorizing the fictional seaside resort community of Amity Island, following a series of incidents and disappearances, and his suspicions are eventually proven true.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jeannot Szwarc](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeannot-szwarc)
- **Screenplay:** [Carl Gottlieb](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-gottlieb), [Howard Sackler](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-sackler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Producer:** [Richard D. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-d-zanuck), [David Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-brown)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael C. Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-c-butler)

## Cast

- [Roy Scheider](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-scheider)
- [Lorraine Gary](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorraine-gary)
- [Murray Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-hamilton)
- [Keith Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-gordon)
- [Joseph Mascolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-mascolo)
- [Collin Wilcox](https://cinepixo.com/people/collin-wilcox)
- [Mark Gruner](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-gruner)
- [Jeffrey Kramer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-kramer)
- [Barry Coe](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-coe)
- [Billy Van Zandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-van-zandt)
- [Ann Dusenberry](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-dusenberry)
- [Gary Dubin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-dubin)

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