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Jaws 2 is a 1978 American thriller film [3] directed by Jeannot Szwarc and co-written by 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 [4] as Police Chief Martin Brody, with Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton [4] reprising their respective roles ...
- June 16, 1978
His best-known roles include Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975) and its sequel Jaws 2 (1978); NYPD Detective "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971); NYPD Detective "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973); Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976); Jackie Scanlon / Juan Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That ...
Breaking that rule did him no harm, though, as he achieved pop cult status by finding, fighting and blowing up a 25-foot-long Great White shark (nicknamed "Bruce") in the mega-hit Jaws (1975) and then electrocuting an even bigger Great White in the vastly inferior Jaws 2 (1978).
- November 10, 1932
- February 10, 2008
Jun 16, 1978 · Jaws 2: Directed by Jeannot Szwarc. With Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo. Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
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- Jeannot Szwarc
- PG
- Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Roy Scheider was an exceptionally talented American actor who rose to fame, playing tough guy characters in films like, ‘The French Connection’, ‘Jaws’, its sequel ‘Jaws 2’ and ‘Marathon Man’. Son of an auto mechanic, Scheider did not intend to become an actor early in his life. In fact, he was initially interested in athletics.
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Jun 16, 2023 · Once in the film, one thing that helps Jaws 2 at least be interesting is the return of some of the original’s stars, notably Roy Scheider as poor Amity Island police chief Martin Brody, who has to once again convince people that a shark is threatening their tourist community just three years after the first one, a scenario that seems as ...
Nov 13, 2023 · Roy Scheider as Chief Brody in ‘JAWS 2’ As a teenage fan of the film JAWS, I wrote the usual gushing fan letters to the cast. I received a note from Richard Dreyfuss’ cousin, Arlene, who asked me if I would like to help her run Richard’s fan club.