Menemsha harbor, marthas vineyard, massachusetts across the island, toward the southwest tip, is the tiny fishing port of menemsha. This is part 1 of 4 of a recent series of articles on the making of jaws 2 by betty archer allen that appeared in the gulf breeze news. Oct 04, 2016 umg, adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of universal pictures film music. Directed by jeannot szwarc, it stars roy scheider as police chief martin brody, who must deal with another great white shark terrorizing the waters of amity island, a fictional seaside resort like the first film, the production of jaws 2 was troubled. The it movie is an adaptation of one of stephen kings most popular and bestselling novels, the classic horror book first published in 1986. Jaws 2 filming locations and beautiful fort pickens beach. Four years after the events of the first film, another. Those jaws movies scared everyone when they came out.
Discover the filming locations of jaws 1975, steven spielbergs horror masterpiece that traumatized generations of spectators and still influences movies to this day. It is the sequel to steven spielbergs jaws, and the second. Aug 02, 2018 jaws 2 was filmed on floridas emerald cost and mann documented several days of the production, most notably the filming of the fiery finale. Jaws and jaws2 were filmed at marthas vinyard, mass. His charming oceanside house, featured in the film, was torn down to the first floor in real life in 2002. Some people scoffed at the idea of writing a book about the making of jaws 2.
Amongst the islanders were professional and amateur. The revenge was shot on location in new england and in the bahamas, and completed on the universal lot. They also noticed that the island was less crowded, which. Out of all the movies filmed in destin, florida, jaws 2 sticks in the mind of locals, as many were allowed to function. Jaws 2 is known for being one of the best of the franchise, and for some, its one of the best sequels in history. The 25th anniversary celebration of the filming of jaws was in 2005 and quite a few people came to experience the events and signings of cast members. A cleanup of old props from jaws 2 on navarre beach. Jaws 2 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Police chief brody must protect the citizens of amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
Jul 19, 2018 jaws 2 1978 jeannot szwarc interview duration. It is the sequel to steven spielberg s jaws, and the second installment in the jaws franchise. Nearly 200 never before seen jaws 2 behind the scenes. Sep 19, 2012 hollywoods first blockbuster, jaws was filmed on marthas vineyard where hundreds of locals were hired to work as actors and laborers. Jaws 2 was filmed on floridas emerald cost and mann documented several days of the production, most notably the filming of the fiery finale. Menu is decent, still frame, with background music from the movie. Jaws was filmed in marthas vineyard, the same island where presumptive presidential frontrunner ted kennedy had swam to safety while the woman in the passenger seat of his car, mary jo kopechne, drowned. The crew behind jaws considered filming in long island to match the novel but they decided on marthas vineyard because of the demographic that vacationed there. Holidome holiday inn 8375 gulf boulevard, navarre, florida, usa hotel dedication with chief brody arriving late, sadly it was destroyed by hurricane ivan in 2004. In another thread many of you discussed the jaws ii scenes from destin locations.
Jul 21, 2018 being a huge fan of jaws and jaws 2, the research was a labor of love. Book highlights making of jaws 2 in fwb, destin, navarre. Jaws clip filmed in destin destin forum tripadvisor. In the film, a maneating great white shark attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town, prompting police chief martin brody roy scheider to hunt it with the help of a marine biologist richard dreyfuss and a professional shark hunter robert shaw. An expanded and updated version of the book was recently released with even more backstory on the hollywood sequel.
This is a subreddit for fans of the greatest film ever made, jaws. The first sequel to jaws, released in the year 1978. Jaws was released into theaters on june 20th, 1975. From destin to navarre, florida, and up to the sleepy town of shalimar, jaws 2 filming enveloped the emerald coast back in the summer and fall of 1977. It follows the story of a group of children, the losers club, terrorized by a demonic entity that appears in the form of an evil clown, pennywise. If my memory serves me correctly, the scene where the guy rows out to check for something during the hours of darkness was filmed in the entrance to edgartown harbor. The confusion about the setting of jaws has stemmed from the fact that the jaws was filmed in marthas vineyard, massachusettes. The plot to this film is an okay plot, but a big issue with the film is its boring, nothing happens in this film. Filming locations include aquinnah, chilmark and edgartown, ma. The first sequel to the hit 1975 steven spielberg film, jaws. Navarre beach holiday inn holidome jaws 2 intro youtube. Travel guide to filming locations for jaws 2, on marthas vineyard, massachusetts, and in florida. The revenge was filmed on location in new england and in the caribbean, and completed on the universal lot.
All three of these towns are located on the island of marthas vineyard. But like its predecessor, jaws 2 was plagued with production problems that caused more headaches than jackies shrieking, including a fired director, an uninterested roy scheider and a mostly recast bunch of teens, a few who sounded like they were plucked from the streets of the bronx. The 25th anniversary celebration of the filming of jaws was in 2005 and quite a few people came to experience the events and signings of. Jaws 2 is a 1978 american horror thriller film and the first sequel to jaws and the second installment in the jaws franchise.
From destin to navarre, florida, and up to the sleepy town of shalimar, jaws 2 filming enveloped the emerald coast back in the summer and. Umg, adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of universal pictures film music. Rare, behindthescenes photos from the making of jaws. The revenge or jaws 4 is a 1987 american horror thriller film produced and directed by joseph sargent, and starring lorraine gary, lance guest, mario van peebles, and michael caine. My wife and i took great care to faithfully recreate the scenes the way they appear in the film. It was briefly even the highest grossing sequel of all time until rocky ii came. Jaws swims through the water under the bridge and attacks a man boating in the pond. Jaws 3d filming locations after 3 decades of terror. Like the first two films, marthas vineyard was the location of the fictional amity island for the opening scenes.
Like the first film, the production of jaws 2 was troubled. Visit these 5 jaws filming locations on marthas vineyard. If you look carefully you can see the old east pass. Like the first two films of the series, marthas vineyard was the location of the fictional amity island for the opening scenes of the film. What many of you do not know is there was also a scene from destin in the original jaws, filmed in the 70s. Share personal stories, collectors items you have from the film, anything and everything jaws related goes here. The film stars roy scheider as police chief martin brody, with lorraine gary and murray hamilton reprising their respective roles as martins wife ellen brody and mayor larry vaughn. But like its predecessor, jaws 2 was plagued with production problems that caused more headaches than jackies shrieking, including a fired director, an uninterested roy scheider and a mostly recast bunch of teens, a few who sounded like they were plucked from the streets of. Jul 25, 2019 the confusion about the setting of jaws has stemmed from the fact that the jaws was filmed in marthas vineyard, massachusettes. Jaws 2 is a 1978 american horror film directed by jeannot szwarc and cowritten by carl gottlieb. Jaws 3 was filmed in florida, jaws 4 at marthas vinyard and the bahamas. Florida memory view of docks at the jaws ii movie location in.
Hollywoods first blockbuster, jaws was filmed on marthas vineyard where hundreds of locals were hired to work as actors and laborers. Jaws is a 1975 american thriller film directed by steven spielberg and based on peter benchleys 1974 novel of the same name. The majority of filming was at navarre beach in florida, because of the warm weather and the waters depth being appropriate for the shark. Jul 08, 2015 jaws 2 filming locations then and now warning. The above link by the previous poster is very helpful and will give you loads of information. Menemsha harbor has no lighthouse other than gay head light about 3 miles away up on the. The bridge, which connects oak bluffs and edgartown, is a favorite spot for the adventurous types. The ultimate jaws filming location map of marthas vineyard. A portrait by actor keith gordon christine, dressed to kill, back to school john williams. The music of jaws 2 the french joke storyboards dts hd audio 2. The film stars roy scheider 4 as police chief martin brody, with lorraine gary and murray hamilton 4 reprising their respective roles as martins. It is the sequel to steven spielbergs jaws, and the second installment in the jaws franchise. Taft to appear in three of the four films in the jaws series, the others being the original jaws 1975 and the final film, jaws.
The most economically efficient way of reaching the island is by steamship authority ferry via woods hole. Asked in jaws movie where were the jaws movies filmed. The brody family is featured in all of the films as the primary. Most of the scenes in jaws 2 were filmed in and around navarre and navarre beach circa 1977. Even though the movie was filmed almost 40 years ago, lots of the shot locations are still up and running, including the legendary hogs breath saloon, one of the best places for live. Forty years ago, a little movie called jaws 2 was released in theaters. Florida memory view of docks at the jaws ii movie location. The newlybuilt residence, the shingled home pictured below, is pretty much unrecognizable from brodys home in the film.
Filming locations for jaws 2, on marthas vineyard, massachusetts, and in florida. You can browse the full gallery of previously unseen. Directed by jeannot szwarc and starring roy scheider, lorraine gray and released by universal studios. Another option, would be to simply fly into martha. Jaws is an american actionadventurethriller film series that started with a 1975 film that expanded into three sequels, a theme park ride, and other tiein merchandise, based on a 1974 novel. Being a huge fan of jaws and jaws 2, the research was a labor of love. It looks like this scene was filmed in the santa rosa sound, with the navarre beach causeway seen in the background. Chappaquiddick island ferry, marthas vineyard, massachusetts at the end of daggett street, at the northern end of town, youll find the ferry, to chappaquiddick island, which is where the mayor murray hamilton has a quiet word with brody about boating accidents. Gary is one of only two actors the other being fritzi jane courtney, who plays mrs. With its gory scenes and big boxoffice performance, jaws gave birth not only to a new genre of film, famous lines and a bright future for spielberg, but also to a new, dubious distinction for marthas vineyard, the island off of massachusetts where the movie was filmed. Martin brody, amitys chief of police, emerges as the hero in the first film and its sequel, jaws 2.
Sep 01, 2016 since jaws 1975 took a huge bite out of the box office, a sequel was inevitable. Directed by jeannot szwarc, it stars roy scheider as police chief martin brody, who must deal with another great white shark terrorizing the waters of amity island, a fictional seaside resort. Out of all the movies filmed in destin, florida, jaws 2 sticks in the mind of locals, as many were allowed to function as extras in the beach and town scenes. The sequel is about a killer shark terrorizing amity island, a fictional seaside resort. A thanks to sean for the heads up about the articles. Jaws was almost entirely shot in marthas vineyard, an island in massachusetts us in the north atlantic ocean. Brodys son, michael, is a witness to the event and ends up in shock. Chapter two are set in the fictional town of derry maine.
Much of jaws ii was filmed in navarre beach, okaloosa island and destin. The jaws crew even reportedly filmed the shark moving through the same chappaquiddick canal where kopechne died. With roy scheider, lorraine gary, murray hamilton, joseph mascolo. That didnt deter michael smith from diving headfirst into researching the hollywood sequel, which has ties to the. Jaws filming locations in marthas vineyard massachusetts. Jaws 2 1977 celebrate the spirit of jaws on an awesome and adrenaline pumping shark fishing charter in destin, fl. The main subject of the saga is a great white shark, and its attacks on people in specific areas of the united states. Jun 15, 2018 forty years ago, a little movie called jaws 2 was released in theaters. Parts of the movie, particularly the community scenes, were filmed at marthas vineyard a renamed amity island a in massachusetts. Jaws 2 celebrates 40th anniversary with nearly 200 unseen. Since jaws 1975 took a huge bite out of the box office, a sequel was inevitable.
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