Lo squalo 2

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The name of the small rocky island with an electrical relay station on it was "Cable Junction" islan [...]	D
The camera operator used a cowboy saddle to be on top of the shark in a few scenes.	D
Carl Gottlieb said he got the idea of teenagers hanging out on sailboats from the "cruising" car cul [...]	D
On the Brodys' front porch is a flower planter painted bright yellow. It is one of the barrels from [...]	D
The film, under John D. Hancock's direction and Dorothy Tristan's writing, had originally a differen [...]	D
Martha's Vineyard was again used as the location for the town scenes. Although some residents guarde [...]	D
Although the first film was commended for leaving the shark to the imagination until two-thirds of t [...]	D
The helicopter scene took four days to shoot.	D
The lighthouse where the teenagers hang out was 80 feet high and was a specially constructed set in [...]	D
When the crew had to go back to Martha's Vineyard for re-shoots in the fall of 1977, many of the tre [...]	D
As in first film, footage of real sharks filmed by Australian divers Ron Taylor and Valerie Taylor w [...]	D
When Brody, Ellen and Deputy Hendricks go on the police launch to search for the kids, Brody calls t [...]	D
The picture was briefly the highest-grossing sequel in history until it was surpassed by Rocky II (1 [...]	D
Principal photography ended three days before Christmas 1977, on the Choctawhatchee Bay, near Destin [...]	D
Until the mid-'90s, the movie was on "Daily Variety"'s list of Top Ten box-office hits of all time.	D
As in first film, shooting on water proved challenging. Roy Scheider said that they were "always con [...]	D
Only film in the franchise which Sean Brody is involved in the finale.	D
On the DVD documentary The Making of 'Jaws 2' (2001), the producers estimated the take to be between [...]	D
The sharks for the film were known as Bruce Two (the sharks for the original film had been nicknamed [...]	D
Despite not being a professional actor or experienced stuntman, helicopter pilot Jerry M. Baxter nev [...]	D
This is the only "Jaws" movie which does not begin with the shark's view on screen. Like the other t [...]	D
Though he is not seen in the film's final act, a publicity still exists of Mayor Vaughn consoling a [...]	D
Susan Ford, daughter of US President Gerald Ford, was hired to shoot publicity photographs. Many of [...]	D
Casting director Shari Rhodes cast members of the Gulf Breeze High School band as the Amity High Ban [...]	D
In a deleted scene, after the helicopter sinks, the shark attacks the pilot underwater. The sounds o [...]	D
The helicopter used in aerial shots belonged to real-life ex-army pilot Jerry M. Baxter. It was hire [...]	D
Many extras were recruited from Gulf Breeze High School. The students were paid $3 per hour, well ab [...]	D
Cyprian R. Dube and Alfred Wilde appear as "selectman #1 and selectman #2" in the scene where Brody [...]	D
Marc Gilpin (Sean Brody) claims that when they were shooting one of the scenes on the makeshift raft [...]	D
David Elliott (who played Larry Vaughn, Jr.) claims to have improvised the line "She has tits like a [...]	D
Many scenes had to be shot in the fall/winter months. As such, the actors had to suck ice cubes prio [...]	D
Navarre's Holiday Inn "Holidome" was used as the film's headquarters, with the ground floor converte [...]	D
Roy Scheider and Ann Dusenberry also acted together in "The Men's Club."	D
After reading that Jaws 2 was experiencing problems finding a director, then 14-year-old Steven Sode [...]	D
"Cable Junction", the island shown in the film's climax, was actually a floating barge covered with [...]	D
In the beginning of L'orca assassina (1977) an Orca whale kills a great white shark. In this film it [...]	D
The film cost $30 million to produce, over three times more than the original. David Brown says that [...]	D
Steven Spielberg and Richard Dreyfuss were approached to direct and star in the sequel but productio [...]	D
At the end of the film, the shark bites a high-voltage cable and is electrocuted. Sharks have ampull [...]	D
Three sharks were built for the film. The first was the "platform shark", also referred to as the "l [...]	D
The film inspired much more merchandising and sponsors than the first film. Products included sets o [...]	D
Roy Scheider and director Jeannot Szwarc clashed frequently, so David Brown and Verna Fields called [...]	D
The film's tagline, "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water . . . ", has become o [...]	D
The chopper pilot had no idea there was a shark nearby. Brody didn't mention it, neither did ANY of [...]	D
Tegan West and Ricky Schroder were hired by director John D. Hancock for the roles of Michael and Se [...]	D
The interior shots of the teen hangout where they play pinball were filmed in the original location [...]	D
Italian censorship visa # 72683 delivered on 30 November 1978.	D
Robert A. Mattey's shark design was much more complicated and ambitious than the one in the first fi [...]	D
The final month of the shoot in December was conducted seven days a week without any break so princi [...]	D
On one occasion, Roy Scheider complained (in front of extras) that Jeannot Szwarc was wasting time w [...]	D
Trailer narrated by Percy Rodrigues.	D
When shooting originally began (with John D. Hancock as director), Amity was envisioned as a near gh [...]	D
The movie's tagline "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water . . . ", became one o [...]	D
Co-starring in this sequel is Lorraine Gary, reprising her role as Ellen Brody. Gary is one of only [...]	D
After the crew spent hours anchoring the sailboats, the wind would change as they were ready to shoo [...]	D
Jeannot Szwarc and Roy Scheider did not get along, so producer David Brown asked them both to air th [...]	D
The film was originally going to be rated "R" if the body count wasn't decreased.	D
Many residents enjoyed being cast as extras. Some people, however, were less pleased by the film cre [...]	D
Production lasted five months, between August and December 1977. The entire production, including th [...]	D
The boat that is seen in the opening is the Aquanaut. This boat is still in Destin FL and is operate [...]	D
At around $30 million (roughly $120 million in 2020), this was the most expensive film that Universa [...]	D
Names of vessels included the small sailboat sloops "Tina's Joy" and "Sea Witch", the catamarans "Ho [...]	D
The Harbor Patrol helicopter was a Hughes 269B Registration N9341F, Serial 44-0059.	D
John Frankenheimer and Otto Preminger were considered to direct.	D
Final film of Mark Gruner.	D
Jaws 2 opened at #1 on its first weekend release. Grease was a few dollars shy to take that rank (re [...]	D
The later film Ovunque nel tempo (1980) was made because Universal Pictures owed director Jeannot Sz [...]	D
Roy Scheider referred to the film as "lousy", in part due to making everybody else's life a misery d [...]	D
In a deleted scene: Before Chief Brody brings the shark photo to the town hall, Peterson and the res [...]	D
Both Jaws and Jaws 2 made references to the great white shark's natural animosity toward the killer [...]	D
In the Universal Studios attraction, "Jaws: The Ride", the shark faces a similar death by biting ele [...]	D
Only "Jaws" film in which the shark is not blown up at the end, unless you count the original versio [...]	D
Despite the movie being mixed and released in mono sound, the score was actually recorded in stereo.	D
After nearly a month of filming, Universal and MCA executives disliked the dark, subtle tone that th [...]	D
Movie versions of novels by Peter Benchley became popular in Hollywood for a brief time during the m [...]	D
The book that Douglas (Keith Gordon) is reading in his boat when the other kids throw a water-bomb a [...]	D
In the beach scene where chief Brody is up the tower and Mayor Larry Vaughan speaks with Brody's son [...]	D
The sharks from the original film had rotted behind sheds on the lower lot of Universal Studios in t [...]	D
There are no scenes of the tail fin in this film. This is very noticeable because in the original fi [...]	D
In a deleted scene: Peterson and the other members of the council examine the shark photo in the bac [...]	D
Jeffrey Voorhees, who played Alex Kintner, the second victim of the shark in the first film, offered [...]	D
Howard Sackler recommended John D. Hancock to direct. Sackler later felt betrayed when Dorothy Trist [...]	D
The animatronic shark that bites the cable at the end of the film actually got fried. The production [...]	D
According to his biographer, Roy Scheider was so desperate to be relieved from the role that he "ple [...]	D
The final sequence to be filmed was the shark being electrocuted on the cable.	D
According to Joseph Mascolo, original director John D. Hancock's shooting script included scenes tha [...]	D
The first Hollywood sequel to actually use the number "2" in its title, as opposed to Roman numerals [...]	D
During a beach scene with the mayor, a wet bike similar to the one used in La spia che mi amava (197 [...]	D
A bonus special feature on the DVD refers to "The French Joke". The title in France of the original [...]	D
Roy Scheider did not originally want to appear in this film, but had recently left the production of [...]	D
Howard Sackler, who had contributed to the first film's script but chose not to be credited, was tas [...]	D
Steven Spielberg told the San Francisco Film Festival that "making a sequel to anything is just a ch [...]	D
In all four "Jaws" films, a reference is made earlier in the film to how the shark is going to die. [...]	D
Young actors appearing in the movie who were involved in the sailing scenes undertook four weeks sai [...]	D
Unlike in the original movie, Chief Brody does not see the shark for the first time in person until [...]	D
When Jeannot Szwarc was brought in to direct, he recommenced production by filming the complicated w [...]	D
Roy Scheider was paid $400,000 to reprise the role of Chief Brody, four times what he got for the or [...]	D
Delays in shooting meant that John Williams was forced to start working on the score before the film [...]	D
The real shark footage used in the film is actually just left over footage that was filmed for and u [...]	D
In a letter to Jeannot Szwarc, Roy Scheider wrote that "working with Jeannot Szwarc is knowing he wi [...]	D
Universal wanted a sequel to Lo squalo (1975) early in the success of the original film. David Brown [...]	D
Murray Hamilton's scenes were shot quickly because his wife was about to undergo a biopsy for cancer [...]	D
Production designer Joe Alves (who would direct Lo squalo 3 (1983)) and Verna Fields (who had been p [...]	D
Dana Elcar was originally cast in the role of Len Peterson, which was much darker than it eventually [...]	D
Boats and parts for their maintenance were purchased from local businesses. One proprietor said that [...]	D
After the scene where the Orca is washed up on the beach, there is a scan to the ocean where the buo [...]	D
In the "final" draft screenplay, the helicopter pilot and Marge (the girl who rescues Sean) both sur [...]	D
Second of three movies related to a Peter Benchley novel produced by David Brown and Richard D. Zanu [...]	D
John D. Hancock ran into trouble with Sid Sheinberg, who suggested to Hancock and Dorothy Tristan th [...]	D
John D. Hancock blamed his departure on the mechanical shark, telling a newspaper that it still coul [...]	D
The production company had to seek dredge and fill permits from Florida's Department of Environmenta [...]	D
Deputy Hendricks' first name has actually changed in this film. He's referred to as "Lenny" in the o [...]	D
Erland Josephson was offered Richard Dreyfuss's role but turned it down with the word,: "I would rat [...]	D
One of the camera operators was singed by fire during the filming of the electrocution of the shark.	D
Carl Gottlieb had been approached in the early discussions to write the script, but turned the offer [...]	D
Ellen Brody tells her husband that the Institute called to say Matt Hooper was on the Aurora--he cou [...]	D
Due to difficulties with weather and environment, most of the movie was filmed in and around Fort Wa [...]	D
One of a cycle of 1980s and late 1970s movies that got made after the box-office success of Lo squal [...]	D

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