Behind the scenes of Jaws 2

When the film crew returned to Martha's Vineyard for reshoots in the fall of 1977, many of the trees in the garden had very few leaves left, so the crew had to paste in fake leaves. Production designer Joe Alfs and editor Verna Fields, who had been promoted to vice president of Universal Pictures, wanted to co-direct the film, but were rejected by the Directors Guild of America because the film had not been released since 1976's Outlaw Mai Weir. Starting with "Sis", they prohibited any cast or crew from replacing the director during the filming of the film, and they were unwilling to give up the director's position to a non-member of the association. "Jaws" screenwriter Howard Sackler initially proposed a sequel based on the story told by Quint in the first episode to describe the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, but Universal Pictures president Sid Scheinberg rejected the idea. idea. In a few scenes, the photographer used a cowboy saddle mounted on the shark's back. The film's tagline "Just when you think it's safe to get back in the water" became one of the most famous slogans in film history. Spielberg initially declined the studio's invitation, telling fans that the sequel would involve Quint's son and Brody hunting another great white shark. Producer David Brown said Spielberg was reluctant to direct a sequel because he believed his "Jaws" had ended all shark movies. The helicopter scene took four days to shoot. Lorraine Gary, the wife of Universal Pictures President Sid Scheinberg, plays the director's wife Ellen in the film. Scheinberg once suggested that Gary be allowed on board the ship to participate in the rescue operation, but was rejected by producer Richard D. Zay. Nuck's firm opposition. Roy Schneider, who played Brody in the first episode, originally did not want to continue starring in the film. Although Schneider later signed on to star, his relationship with director Zwark was very tense during the filming, and the two argued at one point. , Schneider even wrote a letter scolding Zwark for changing scenes without consulting him. Although the first episode of Jaws, in which the shark never appears in the first half of the film, won rave reviews for the imagination and suspense it created, Zwark believed that the sequel would not be able to follow suit because the effect of Jaws' first breach of water could only be For once, a sequel should feature Jaws as much as possible. The filming budget of the film was US$20 million, which was 8 million more than the first episode. It was the most expensive sequel movie in 1978. As many as 640 theaters participated in the first round of screenings. The crew encountered a real hammerhead shark while filming the yacht wreckage scene.