Jaws 2 (1978) – Filmsack Show Notes

INTRO

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This week on Filmsack, we take a deep dive into the JAWS of part 2 of this late 70s classic HORROR/THRILLER set on the shores of “everybody out of the water” and “why didn’t we get a bigger boat” Island now swimming on Netflix like a bunch of wet horny teenagers thrashing about in the shark infested waters of New England. Electric Shark… do do. do da do da do.  Electric Shark. do do do

Anywho, World’s deadliest animal? How about the animal who sits in his office so paranoid a shark is taking revenge on his small town that he decides to not only shoot the shark but decides to add some sodium cyanide, mercury and seal it all up with some wax for good measure and thus sending me down an internet rabbit hole that will surely come up in my search history when I am investigated sometime in the future for shooting sharks from the shore and freaking out the locals. Why that is just Coconuts! Subtle dig.

Randy, Blind dates? They are ok if they have little white canes and tin cups. Sorry, that joke had to swim to shore while being eaten ass first by a shark…but I think it still landed.

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BRIEF

Jaws 2 (1978) picks up after the events of the original classic, with Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) once again facing the terror of a great white shark off the shores of Amity Island. As teenagers venture out for a day of sailing, the new shark starts to feed, and Brody struggles to convince authorities that danger lurks beneath the surface. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc, this sequel aims to deliver more suspense, scares, and nerve-wracking confrontations.

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Jaws 2 (1978) – Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the theater. Jaws in 2D. You wanted Fruit Loops but you got Cheerios. A shark infested bowl of Cheerios. #CokedUpShark

SHOW NOTES

• Is this in 2D?
• 4 years later.
• Meanwhile… Harps underwater.
• Jaws 2… the story of a school of fish.
• Least sexiest Scuba divers ever… 
• They needed a bigger sunken boat.
• Orca! The Orca!!
• Look at me!! I am flexing on the Orca… Death!! By shark? We assume so.
• Small Maine town.
• ooooh John Williams music .
• The Amity on Time II is too slow for a Scheider.
• Downtown!! Hurry Sherriff! 
• The Holiday Inn Grand Opening.
• How do I do that? Just look bored.
• Mrs. Amity … and check out our Money tree… our $1500 Money tree.
• Yes sir… fantastic lady.
• Blind dates? They are ok if they have little white canes and tin cups… that is awful… for not being funny.
• look… it’s the nerds… obviously… cause… glasses! Crock of shit.
• 4th or 5th Night at the Jersey Shore… cause you wouldn’t respect me.
• Want to fool around? Why not!
• SHAWK! oh this town is fucked!
• Not a single person killed by a coconut in this movie.
• He is a chief now.
• Boo. Big brothers.
• Good. I want you to meet my cousin.
• You see the way you looking at you… 
• I’m thin. I wear glasses.. I live in Amity Year around.
• Look… fresh meat.
• These high school kids are fooling around.
• I can’t watch the tv… damn kid… breaker breaker breaker.
• 908 means get me out of here.
• Hey look shark. It’s dunkin. 
• Hey stop teasing the shark kids…. close one Mike… drat.. foiled again. Mike 1. Shark 0.
• Plymouth… the rock of new England.
• Tina got a girl crush.
• This shark is not stealth.
• Damn kids being a big tease.
• Hey lady… you ain’t pulling nothing but a rope. Terri got eet.
• Hungry shark… haha… she doused herself with gas and then shot the flare. 
• Durn shark got the burns.
• We heard a boom… that was the explosion.
• One minute they were having fun…then… death. Off Islanders?
• I want you to drag…but its getting dark… do it… but… 10-4… I’m cold and bored.
• Eat Cheerios… I want fruit loops. CHEERIOS BITCH
• Everybody is a boat freak.
• That orca lost the fight.
• Who was the first to invent the dramatic sunglasses removal?
• I have had some experience with sharks.
• Blood. Thrashing about… and sound!! Yep that is going to come back.
• Every little nibbler in the sea has taken a bite.
• Sharks don’t take things personally Mr. Brody…
• Always local tourist economy vs shark panic.
• Ah yes… the “Just remember this conversation.”
• Come to the water Brody… come… get the floating wood…. SURPRISE! DEAD BODY!
• Sodium Cyanide tipped bullets…that is serious.
• You gonna be double dead.
• Santos said you would be here. Missed you at the funeral home.
• Ignore my towel.
• Hey! What are those kids playing? I need a Internet Game System Database for movies.
• Get a job… I don’t want a job… you getting a job… 
• Just ordinary beach people doing beach things… like cartwheels and too much mustard and bikini bottoms!! and stoically watching the beach.
• So his job is staining the beach.
• They sure are upset about him watching the beach. Brody is riding his tower.
• People having fun at the beach sounds like 
• Wave to my son… Dangit dad… he is having fun with my girl.
• It is a shark tower… no… observation platform… bird watching… for sure not sharks. SHARK TOWER!
• That big dark blob looks like… let me look again… hmmm.. 
• OUT OF THE WATER… EVERYBODY OUT!! I got a gun!! No.. you are crazy.
• Uh oh… I shot my shot. Its just blue fish… a school of blue fish…
• I’m a little shark shy.
• it’s alright… just a false alarm… go back to having fun.. I SAID GO BACK TO HAVING FUN!!
• Just going to pick up my cyanide shells… here kid… help me pick up the deadly cyanide tipped bullet shells… DED!
• Man of the year 1975. Villain of the year 1978.
• Good lens. Fast. Now join me in my dark room as we develop the pictures… This is 15 minutes of my life I will never get back. Do I have any cyanide bullets left?
• SHARK EYE!!
• Seaweed… you see Seaweed… that is a shark… look at it.
• Do you always do what your parents tell you what to do? Yes… especially when one of them is bat shit crazy.
• They only fired me. They didn’t bury me.
• A toast to the new chief.
• Come on Jeff… it is ok..
• This shark is playing mind games.
• Too damn tired… too damn drunk…
• Check out our sailing scenes!
• Time to scuba… now buddy up for getting ate.
• Seaweed, Seaweed, SHARK!! 
• What this? Just a little burn scar. GAAAH
• Some Coke Cola placement.
• These kids like doing it. Eddie and Tina… doing it… again. Eddie should been FAST Eddie. … the Tina’s joy?
• Make it go away… make it go away.
• He has some road rage he may need to address.
• Look Chief… you aren’t Chief anymore.
• Let’s go past the lighthouse… I know a better spot!
• Don’t give me that boat shit… point.
• Shark don’t have to kill these kids… they going to kill themselves.
• haha…the shark when it rub up again the sail boat and folded up.
• I was starting to think the shark wasn’t going to show up to eat the helicopter. Oh good. He made it worse.
• Pro tip. Stay out of the water… there is a shark in there. Nom nom nom
• Shawn I will break your ass.
• Damnit Shawn… you gonna get us all kilt.
• Cable Junction ahead.
• She is a born again…please save us dumb ass kids.
• The shark hears your paddling.
• No… its not the bottom… its that thing.
• Don’t shout. we discussed that… noise and thrashing about.
• Stop jumping about… he sees you… dumb ass kids.
• People panicking about sharks kills more people than sharks.
• That hook is only good for one thing… grabbing underwater powerlines.
• Just eat the cousin already.
• do you guys smell fried shark? I ordered lobster.
• ok… but how are they getting back home… they killed the helicopter guy… and at least some of those kids are suffering from Hypothermia and it is getting dark.
• Shortest post credits ever?
• Roy Scheider as Chief Martin Brody: Returning to the role that defined marine terror.
• Amity Island’s Reluctance: Town officials still caring more about tourism than public safety.
• The Shark’s Presence: A monstrous great white once again stalking the waters, hungry for unsuspecting teenagers.
• Sequel Challenges: How Jaws 2 tries to follow in the legendary fin-prints of Spielberg’s classic.
• Teen Victims: A group of youth sailors on a perilous trip, giving the sequel a fresh group of potential shark bait.
• Tension and Suspicion: Brody’s warnings and paranoia contribute to a slow-burn tension before the shark’s big reveals.
• 70s Seaside Aesthetic: The film captures the era’s look: pastel bathing suits, wooden docks, and big sideburns.
• Iconic Scenes: Helicopter attacks, water skiing stunts, and that unforgettable fin cutting through the surf.
• Score by John Williams: Another chilling accompaniment, though not as iconic as the original’s signature two-note motif.
• The Moral: Once again, nature versus human complacency—when will they learn?
• Comparisons to the Original: While not as groundbreaking, Jaws 2 maintains suspense and delivers a few solid scares.
• Cultural Impact: Reinforcing the fear of the ocean for a new generation.
• Behind-the-Scenes Facts: Production struggles, script changes, and how Roy Scheider felt about returning.

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