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{{Short description|1978 American horror film by Jeannot Szwarc}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Jaws 2
| image          = Jaws2 poster.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster by Lou Feck
| director       = [[Jeannot Szwarc]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Richard D. Zanuck]]
* [[David Brown (producer)|David Brown]]
}}
| writer         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Carl Gottlieb]]
* [[Howard Sackler]]
}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|Characters|[[Peter Benchley]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Roy Scheider]]
* [[Lorraine Gary]]
* [[Murray Hamilton]]
}}
| music          = [[John Williams]]
| cinematography = Michael Butler
| editing        = {{Plainlist|
* [[Neil Travis]]
* Steve Potter
* [[Arthur Schmidt (film editor)|Arthur Schmidt]]
}}
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Zanuck/Brown Company]]
* [[Universal Pictures]]
}}
| distributor    = Universal Pictures
| released       = {{Film date|1978|06|16}}
| runtime        = 116 minutes<ref name="BBFC">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/jaws-ii-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yotm3mde | title=''Jaws II''  | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=June 28, 1978 | access-date=September 5, 2024}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $20 million<ref name="Ref_r"/>
| gross          = $208 million<ref name="Ref_r">{{cite web |url=https://the-numbers.com/movies/1978/0JWS2.php |title=Jaws 2 |work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=2010-09-24}}</ref>
}}

'''''Jaws 2''''' is a 1978 American [[horror thriller film]]<ref name="BBFC"/> directed by [[Jeannot Szwarc]] and co-written by [[Carl Gottlieb]]. It is the [[sequel]] to [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' (1975), and the second installment in the [[Jaws (franchise)|''Jaws'' franchise]]. The film stars [[Roy Scheider]] as Police Chief Martin Brody, with [[Lorraine Gary]] and [[Murray Hamilton]] reprising their respective roles as Martin's wife Ellen Brody and mayor Larry Vaughn. It also stars [[Joseph Mascolo]], [[Jeffrey Kramer]], [[Collin Wilcox (actress)|Collin Wilcox]], [[Ann Dusenberry]], [[Mark Gruner]], [[Susan French]], [[Barry Coe]], [[Donna Wilkes]], Gary Springer, and [[Keith Gordon]] in his first [[feature film]] role.<ref name="Jaws 2">{{cite web |title=Jaws 2 |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/22497/jaws-2#credits |access-date=December 11, 2016 |work=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]]) |location=[[Atlanta]]}}</ref> 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.

Like the production of the original film, the production of ''Jaws 2'' was troubled. The first director for the film, [[John D. Hancock]], proved to be unsuitable for an action film and was replaced by Szwarc.<ref name="makingof">''The Making of Jaws 2'', ''Jaws 2'' DVD, Written, directed and produced by Laurent Bouzereau</ref> Scheider, who only reprised his role to end a contractual issue with Universal, was also unhappy during production and had several heated exchanges with Szwarc.<ref name="loynd103">{{harvnb|Loynd|1978|p=103}}</ref>

The film was released on June 16, 1978 to mixed reviews.<ref name="Beek">{{Citation |first=Mike |last=Beek |title=Jaws 2 |work=Music from the Movies |url=http://www.musicfromthemovies.com/review.asp?ID=4823 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602013914/http://www.musicfromthemovies.com/review.asp?ID=4823 |archive-date=2008-06-02 |access-date=2006-12-17}}</ref> While the performances of Scheider, Gary and Hamilton, the special effects, and John Williams' musical score were praised, it received criticism for essentially duplicating the formula of the first film. However, it is regarded in retrospect as the best of the three ''Jaws'' sequels. It was briefly the highest-grossing sequel in history until ''[[Rocky II]]'' was released in 1979. The film's [[tagline]], "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." has become one of the most famous in film history and has been parodied and homaged several times.<ref name="kuhn">{{Citation |title= Andrew Kuehn, 66, Innovator In the Movie Trailer Industry |work=New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E4D9173BF930A35751C0A9629C8B63 |date=2004-02-03 |access-date=2008-03-27}}</ref> It was followed by ''[[Jaws 3-D]]'' in 1983.