I don't know why they deleted the scene where the mayor had the back of Chief Brody. It was a great moment, and after their history together from the FIRST "Jaws," it truly showed how the mayor had grown and learned from the first experience. He went against the advice of the Chief before....he wasn't about to do it again.
Agree they should have kept that scene . Also it was difficult apparently for Murray H. to finish these scenes as the mayor . As he found out his wife was sick during filming with cancer . You can tell he was not the same .. as in the first movie . He looked very stressed out and sad
The voting scene is possibly the best scene in the movie in terms of character development. Everyone remembers the mayor as a stupid greedy asshole, but this scene actually confirms that he had the town's best interests at heart the whole time, and that he was capable of learning from his mistakes.
But he didn't. He tells Brody not to push it this time. Um hello he was right last time. And now you refuse to believe him again. You consistently put the public in danger because he or the council only see what they wanna see. The voting scene is nice but he treats Brody like he's some crazy asshole. If I had a son out there sailing with friends, or people I loved in the sater all the time I'd, I'd be more inclined to agree with the protective Sheriff who has hindsight, experience and knowledge from the previous time. Even with good intentions, the end result is the same. Destroy the one man willing to do something.
I agree. The Mayor was looking put for the towns best interests. He was the one who gave Brody "Man of the year." Plus it would be hard to believe 2 "Rogue sharks" would stake a claim. (Obviously the rogue theory has been disproven)
I think if Brody had come to him with the same amount of evidence there had been the first time, Vaughan would have believed him. Remember, it was Vaughan who called in Collin Wilcox's Elkins character because he was concerned about the killer whale with the bites in it, but Elkins refused to confirm it was a shark nearby that did it, and that it was possible that the wounds were inflicted far out to sea. In that case, the "expert" hasn't given enough to indicate there's a local threat so that's why he thinks Brody may be giving into panic. Perhaps if he'd told Brody, "Martin give me what you had last time, and I'll believe it!" that would have brought out that point better.
Most of these I understand being cut, but that voting scene absolutely should've been kept. It develops the Mayor as a character and shows he actually learned from the first movie, and he's grateful to Brody for his actions in that movie.
The version I had on vhs off of tv had the deleted scenes in, so when I found out this was actually not in the regular version, I was shocked. It did show that, even though Vaughn wasn’t sold on the second shark, he genuinely cared about Brody and has his back after the guy risked his life for the town.
@@johnepants without the scenes even it gives a feeling of Vaughn being just like he was in the 1st movie more or less a stupid greedy asshole. where as with the scene his entire character is developed as more of the odd man out who actually cares for and to some extent trusts in brody
@@jessicamason2526 exactly, that’s why I’m sad they cut it. It allowed Vaughn some redemption without putting him on the boat with Brody, and showed that he grew up since part one and trusts that Brody’s heart is in the right place.
@@retedeccelkara4575 nah bro - she’s married to, (and has been for 60yrs) Sid Sheinberg. Think that’s where you’re mistaken as the surname is very similar 👍🏾
I know I love how Ellen and Brody are so in love that they know the guy is interested in Ellen but they break his balls for the fun of it. Like nice try pal but we can't be broken. That's one reason I hated the novel. The moment I read Ellen had an affair with hooper I was like nope this isn't the couple I know and would never read it
This was my first Jaws movie when I was a kid. Didn't even see the original until I was in my teens. It quickly became my favorite movie, but Jaws 2 still scared me out of the water, regardless.
Yeah it wasn't terrible. I thought there were some good things about it. I think it was pretty scary. I thought Brody did a pretty decent job. Many of the same elements presented in the original still held.
@@HankSnatchez Hi! Back in Norway where I was born. Lived in Ridgefield from 77-84. Great years and a wonderful place to live in that time period. Wouldn’t want to live anywhere but Norway the rest of my life, but will always cherish that period in time living in a very comfortable and beautiful place in the states.
Have been watching movies since the 60's. By far, the most believable married couple in any movie(s) i've ever seen: Martin & Ellen Brody. Simply put, they just had a natural chemistry!
As a kid in the late 80’s/early 90’s, they showed this on TBS and the scene underwater with the pilot was in the film. For years I thought I was crazy because I never saw that edit again. Glad to know I wasn’t crazy after all.
@@scottroffman2325 i heard he crashed his room and destroyed it to be kicked out for being “crazy” or something he had a 3 movie deal I believe with universal the first Jaws was the first film and they counted Jaws 2 as 2 films so that he could leave
@@gavinjacobs5365 , he was under contract to do the second film only. That was the only reason he did the film. I don’t,even look at the JAWS movies as a series. There’s JAWS and then a bunch of movies about sharks. 🤣
Goes to show what a good actor RS was, that he could play Brody as so likeable and happy as the base of his character when he was miserable making this film.
Jaws 2 was mostly filmed in my hometown Of Pensacola and Navarre, Florida in the Panhandle. They built the lighthouse on the beach and made it look like New England.
@Seth Dean no, the scenes of the town of “Amity” were filmed in downtown Pensacola at Seville Quarter which is a group of buildings built around the turn of the century and kept in their historical appearance. The beach scenes were filmed in Navarre between Pcola and Ft Walton.
Our family vacation in the summer of '77 had us staying at the Navarre Beach Holiday Inn Holidome during production. I recall that we couldn't watch tv during the shoot because the numerous production walkie talkies would interfere with the television signal and broadcast into the rooms.
@@rf1514 I watched it last night. Went over to my son’s house for dinner and after we ate we jumped into the pool and he had 2 playing on the outdoor tv. I patiently pointed out to my 7 year old granddaughter all the shots from Navarre and downtown Pensacola, and how kids who don’t obey their parents get eaten by sharks, but she more interested in flipping Pawpaw off his float while humming the Jaws theme music.
@@IdealX-fr4eg me too. Only reason he lived was that epic footage of a real great white trapped on that mini cage. Spielberg said it was just too good not to use. He was right....
@@IdealX-fr4eg That may be, but honestly it’s not saying much because no one is likeable in the book 😂 Brody is the most sympathetic character as we spend the most time with him, but he’s still an obnoxious bastard throughout. Hooper is just a complete dick through and through, and Quint is barely fleshed out in comparison to Robert Shaw’s magnificent performance. The film is way better than the book, and this is coming from someone who still likes that book.
I didn't know these were deleted scenes. When we recorded this movie on VHS back in the early 80's, I remember watching all these scenes. They must've aired the director's cut.
Yes agree! 👍 he looked refined for an older actor(not that old may i add!) And his performances in both Jaws 1 n 2 are phenomenal and well worthy of an Oscar at the time!
The helicopter scene was cool to see. I love JAWS 2. I actually saw it in the theaters when it was first released with my parents. I was just a little kid. And was loving every minute of it, lol.
Seeing these scenes allows this film to make so much more sense now omg. Giving that asshole a ticket gave him the motive of firing him, & the Mayor is still traumatized and clearly cannot go against the chief again. The scene where Brody's wife supports him keeping their son out of the water to keep him safe is so nice as she asks him if he wants a beer. My S.O. commented years ago how she played such a nice character when she said "Too damn drunk" & hugged him. This film is so underrated.
There was a scene where one of the kids was on the skirt when Jaws ate him that wasn't in the film, yet the bite marks were there as the shark was circling Jackie and Sean. The boy in the movie was shown saying Thank God a couple times.
The two scenes I think should've been left in are the one where the town council vote on terminating Brody, and the underwater portion of the helicopter attack scene.
The shark butting its nose against the helo bubble emulates the attack on Hooper's shark cage and thus would have been an apt homage and tie to the first movie.
@@153ichthus I hope one of these days in the future Universal releases the extended cut of Jaws and Jaws 2 on dvd and blu ray. If that happens, I would call that the Roy Scheider extended cut of Jaws and Jaws 2.
They should really release a full director’s cut version of this movie with all deleted scenes intact. Including both the voting scene and the extended attack on the helicopter.
Growing up in NY when Jaws 2 was on WPIX to fill the two hours they played the version with all these scenes so I never knew they were deleted from what the theatrical version was. I wish I kept the vhs tapes with it recorded on it.
The scenes with them deciding to fire Brody should have been kept because it makes you realize how the Mayor was the only one who sided with Brody and was the only one who disagreed about letting him go.
We grew up on jaws 2 in my house, never even saw the original till years later but all these scenes are on the vhs 📼 so they were deleted from DVD and streaming probably but not vhs. I always wondered why the helicopter scene "under water" never shows up when streaming, I thought I was making up that scene in my head all these years lol since I don't have the vhs anymore.
Jaws 1 and 2 take me back to a time when horror movies were so much simpler...yet somehow so much better.. and reminded me of my childhood..they should have left the scene with len getting a ticket in the movie
When I saw the movie in my country (Argentina) in 1978, the scene of the shark attacking the pilot of the helicopter underwater, yes it was in the movie
I can see why many scenes were left out, but Voting scene (that actually shows that mayor isn't a complete asshole this time) and 908 should have been left in
I remember seeing the pilot scene when I was little when jaws 2 came on tv…so when I got older and watched that it wasn’t there I thought I imagined it lol
Jaws eating the helicopter was the most ridiculous scene in the movie. The scene with Len getting a parking ticket showed some of the contempt both had for each other and explains why he wanted Brody gone. The voting scene further explores that conflict and put the mayor in a better light. It’s a shame those scenes were cut
Hey They should have kept the shark trying to eat the helicopter pilot underwater. It would have showed if the pilot drowned or the shark devoured him.
Yeah don't exactly see what's so different about the shark eating/munching a diving tank or even attacking the cage in the first movie. It's also mentioned the shark bit through the barrel lines, just to outsmart the men. This is not a regular animal. Both are excellent claustrophobic scenes where humans are cornered to make split second decisions. The helicopter was no different except the pilot was upsidedown and submerged with no gear - making an attack more horrifying and hard to escape.
The deleted scenes would have made the film even better. Jaws 2 was not as good as the original by any means - impossible to beat, but these scenes added to what I consider a very noble sequel
"Hey Honey, go get me the..." Priceless. This was a razor's edge of being a comedy. The cast was a group of superb actors. I mean, top notch actors!!! I loved Jaws 2. It was a gem because of Roy and Lorraine!
The biggest problem Jaws II suffered from was this public outcry for less violence in films. This wouldn't be the last time public pressure influenced how a film was shot. If you noticed, no matter how people died, there was minimal blood compared to the first film. All things considered, Jaws II turned out to be a far better story and film overall than it ever should have been without Spielberg behind camera. Its the ONLY sequel in the series I recognize as a proper one. I think it deserves props for being everything it could under extraordinary circumstances.
They also cut the final shark attack kill at the end of the movie which really diminishes things.... There's less urgency and danger, plus it messes up the reaction shots you see from the actors who are either hysterical or stunned after witnessing the attack.
Lets be honest, the shark death was silly. The shark looked dreadful. Not enough violence. The orca was destroyed asunder by a smaller shark and these boats don’t get as much of a touch! I see the same issue here as with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It was meh. The only saveable parts of both movies was the father son scenes and Brody and Ellen scenes. Might’ve been a great sequel but alas, nah.
“Are you telling me I dont know what a shark looks like? Because I’ve seen one up close! You better do something about this one because I dont intend to go through that hell again.”
Could have easily cut other scenes to include the mayor defending Brody and the full helicopter scene. Saw that scene in the theater on opening weekend and on a big screen was truly terrifying!!
My parents taped this movie for me as a kid on VHS. I distinctly remember all these scenes being aired on the TV cut. Then as an adult, watching the dvd and being so confused as to where they went. 🤷🏻♂️
Wth, so many good scenes. Would pay for a directors cut version of this, including all of the cut content ofc. Love the jaws franchise. If anyone in charge is reading this, do it!
Large Great White Sharks have attacked amphibious helicopters and aircraft on the water. In WWII a PBY was attacked by a large great white near Midway in the Hawaiian Islands. The shark bit the pontoons repeatedly until one of plane’s crewmen fired a weapon at the shark and killed it.
When they played J2 on TV they always had these deleted scenes in it. We didn't rent the movie for years and I was so disappointed these scenes weren't in the theatrical release.
Anybody know the name of the song they dance to in the beginning? I’ve looked all over the internet and can’t find it anywhere. Even shazam’d it. Nothing!
I remember seeing "Jaws" in the summer of '75 in Wildwood NJ when I was 8 yrs old with my parents and older sister and we loved it so much we saw "Jaws 2" in the summer of '78 which we also really enjoyed. Walking on the boardwalk, I remember my Mom singing the song that Roy and Lorraine danced to. I forgot what it was but tonight, 45 years later, I asked her and she said it's a song from the 50's called "TEACH ME TONIGHT" by The McGuire sisters.
I wish the the scene with the Mayor raising his hand for Brody since he now after the first film trusts Brody's instincts and all the scenes with Brody interatcting with Len as well as Ellen and Martin's relationship as it gives off the easy and cozy normality to the film like in the first in terms of family values.
The scenes with the weasly developer guy hitting on Mrs. Brody (asking to dance with her, then calling her "honey" and putting his hands all over her in the ticket scene)... those should've been left in. The guy is already unlikeable, but those scenes show that he might have an alternative motive for giving Brody a hard time. It basically just makes him even MORE unlikeable and, combined with the voting scene, singles him out as the main problem on the council.
Yes, this is true. I saw the movie the first week it came out. The shark comes up in a scene from Sean's POV and swallows Marge right up to her head. My stepsisters freaked out but I thought the shark looked a bit too fake in the scene, so I don't miss it. The original distributions of the movie also showed the underwater scene with the helicopter but I never liked that scene as the shark was way too big to get inside the copter and, on the surface, the pontoon floats did not move. That shark should have pushed the helicopter all over the place, trying to get at the pilot.
I saw the "Marge" scene as well on the first TV broadcast. I always wondered what happened to that scene, I thought there was something wrong with the VHS copies, but it seems to have disappeared and is now just the stuff of movie legends.
The very first song when Roy is walking into the hotel is "DOWNTOWN" by Petula Clark. The song that Roy and Lorraine danced to is "TEACH ME TONIGHT" by the McGuire Sisters.
Going by the Jaws 2 novel it would of been interesting to see what the original vision of the film would of been before the removal of the first director. The novel based on the screenplay was very downbeat and darker compared to the heavy on action filmed version.
Jaws 2 is the difference between watching Jimmy Hendrix play guitar to watching a guy pretend to be Jimmy Hendrix. Yes it is not a bad sequel. But it all feels very second string. The director is trying his best to emulate the way Spielberg moves actors and cameras around but you're very aware of it. When Steven directs it all feels very natural.
Too many deaths depicted in a short period of time which ultimately would've altered the film's rating. According to the original screenplay scene the pilot survives and rescues the girl who rescues sean
For two reasons, firstly they had to reduce the amount of shark attacks in order to get a lower age rating, and secondly this was the most obvious one to cut as it was part of an unfinished sequence, and was the only part they filmed of it.
@@DunkinBiscuits It was part of an unfinished sequence, the pilot was originally meant to escape, save Marge and take her to hide with him in the helicopter bubble. So to reduce the number of shark attacks for the lower age rating, this seemed the most obvious.
Jaws 2 is a movie that has a better-than-it-should reputation solely because of the increasingly worse quality of the following two sequels. I remember leaving the theatre thinking the movie was horrendous; a basic remake of the original substituting a large group of annoying teenagers in place of the chemistry between Shaw, Scheider and Dreyfuss. All it took was a roaring, exploding shark coming after Ellen Brody and a damp Michael Caine to make me look more favorably upon Jaws 2. My bitching aside, I appreciate you posting the deleted scenes for this movie. It's fascinating to see what bits of information were left on the cutting room floor. Thank you.
I don't think they should have cut any of these scenes - it added more motivation to the slimy real estate guy, the mayor redeeming himself and some more shark action. All good stuff in my books!
Better than "Aliens" or "Terminator 2, Judgment Day", both by James Cameron? Better than "Godfather 2"? Better than "Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back"? Better than Spielberg's own "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"?
@@ridingwithjosh4364 I disagree... JAWS 2 is a very disappointing sequel to a masterpiece.. while JAWS 2 is technically a competently made film but I don't like JAWS 2.. it's like a 5/10 just really not a great film.. the JAWS 2 novelization is brilliant much better than the JAWS 2 film we got..
I remember most of these scenes, they were cut from original viewing? This is one of the first movies I saw as a kid in theaters and I have seen all Jaws movies a 100 times so, I wasn't sure when they included these back in again.
I don't care what anyone says, Jaws 2 is a really good sequel!
I’m with you, Matt. I love it too
It’s the best, obviously. The others are too flawed to be considered good.
Agreed.
Jaws and Jaws 2 were staple in my house as a youth.
Totally agree
Nope it s not 😅
I don't know why they deleted the scene where the mayor had the back of Chief Brody. It was a great moment, and after their history together from the FIRST "Jaws," it truly showed how the mayor had grown and learned from the first experience. He went against the advice of the Chief before....he wasn't about to do it again.
I second that sir.
When quint died in part one I almost cried cuase he was me and my dad’s favorite chacriter
Agree they should have kept that scene . Also it was difficult apparently for Murray H. to finish these scenes as the mayor . As he found out his wife was sick during filming with cancer . You can tell he was not the same .. as in the first movie . He looked very stressed out and sad
His suits were still shit … no lesson learnt.
@@nataliegonzalez1513 Gay father?
The voting scene is possibly the best scene in the movie in terms of character development. Everyone remembers the mayor as a stupid greedy asshole, but this scene actually confirms that he had the town's best interests at heart the whole time, and that he was capable of learning from his mistakes.
But he didn't. He tells Brody not to push it this time. Um hello he was right last time. And now you refuse to believe him again. You consistently put the public in danger because he or the council only see what they wanna see. The voting scene is nice but he treats Brody like he's some crazy asshole.
If I had a son out there sailing with friends, or people I loved in the sater all the time I'd, I'd be more inclined to agree with the protective Sheriff who has hindsight, experience and knowledge from the previous time. Even with good intentions, the end result is the same. Destroy the one man willing to do something.
Joe Sandlin this was later on
I agree. The Mayor was looking put for the towns best interests. He was the one who gave Brody "Man of the year." Plus it would be hard to believe 2 "Rogue sharks" would stake a claim. (Obviously the rogue theory has been disproven)
I think if Brody had come to him with the same amount of evidence there had been the first time, Vaughan would have believed him. Remember, it was Vaughan who called in Collin Wilcox's Elkins character because he was concerned about the killer whale with the bites in it, but Elkins refused to confirm it was a shark nearby that did it, and that it was possible that the wounds were inflicted far out to sea. In that case, the "expert" hasn't given enough to indicate there's a local threat so that's why he thinks Brody may be giving into panic. Perhaps if he'd told Brody, "Martin give me what you had last time, and I'll believe it!" that would have brought out that point better.
The only good scene of the movie. And it's a deleted scene!
Most of these I understand being cut, but that voting scene absolutely should've been kept. It develops the Mayor as a character and shows he actually learned from the first movie, and he's grateful to Brody for his actions in that movie.
The version I had on vhs off of tv had the deleted scenes in, so when I found out this was actually not in the regular version, I was shocked. It did show that, even though Vaughn wasn’t sold on the second shark, he genuinely cared about Brody and has his back after the guy risked his life for the town.
@@johnepants without the scenes even it gives a feeling of Vaughn being just like he was in the 1st movie more or less a stupid greedy asshole. where as with the scene his entire character is developed as more of the odd man out who actually cares for and to some extent trusts in brody
@@jessicamason2526 exactly, that’s why I’m sad they cut it. It allowed Vaughn some redemption without putting him on the boat with Brody, and showed that he grew up since part one and trusts that Brody’s heart is in the right place.
And the scene where Brody gives Len the ticket. Helps to cement why Len ends up not liking Brody.
@@edwardkennedy8494 I mean... that and Len was blatantly interested in Brody's wife.
The chemistry between Roy Scheider and Lorraine Gary is movie gold. If somebody told me they were actually married in life, I would have believed it.
Hey they're married in real life
@@retedeccelkara4575 nah bro - she’s married to, (and has been for 60yrs) Sid Sheinberg. Think that’s where you’re mistaken as the surname is very similar 👍🏾
I know I love how Ellen and Brody are so in love that they know the guy is interested in Ellen but they break his balls for the fun of it. Like nice try pal but we can't be broken. That's one reason I hated the novel. The moment I read Ellen had an affair with hooper I was like nope this isn't the couple I know and would never read it
Underrated sequel.
This was my first Jaws movie when I was a kid. Didn't even see the original until I was in my teens. It quickly became my favorite movie, but Jaws 2 still scared me out of the water, regardless.
It was a decent sequel to Jaws, unlike 3 and 4, 4 was a good homage to the prior films though
Yeah it wasn't terrible. I thought there were some good things about it. I think it was pretty scary. I thought Brody did a pretty decent job. Many of the same elements presented in the original still held.
Brilliant sequel
Excellent sequel, very underrated.
Oh my God... What amazing scenes!! The one with Larry defending Brody and voting against firing him... WHY GET RID OF THAT???
I love that scene too
This made me like Mayor Larry Vaughn just a little more.
Maybe after the shark attacks were over, he decided not to run again
RIP Murray Hamilton. He played this role so well in both movies.
I grew up in Rhode Island in the 70s and 80s. Even drove an old Blazer during my college days. It was such a simpler, amazing, less stressful time.
I grew up in Ridgefield Connecticut and couldn’t agree more.
@eirikrdberg1161 I miss New England. I'm in south Florida now, it's not as glamorous as everyone thinks. Where do you live now?
@@HankSnatchez Hi! Back in Norway where I was born. Lived in Ridgefield from 77-84. Great years and a wonderful place to live in that time period. Wouldn’t want to live anywhere but Norway the rest of my life, but will always cherish that period in time living in a very comfortable and beautiful place in the states.
Have been watching movies since the 60's. By far, the most believable married couple in any movie(s) i've ever seen: Martin & Ellen Brody. Simply put, they just had a natural chemistry!
Couldn't agree more. 😊
Brilliant casting and brilliant acting
70’s
Absolutely. They are perfect.
As a kid in the late 80’s/early 90’s, they showed this on TBS and the scene underwater with the pilot was in the film. For years I thought I was crazy because I never saw that edit again.
Glad to know I wasn’t crazy after all.
There was definitely a UK rental version .
"The smell of death is the same in Amity as it is in New York." That line should have been in the movie.
The best thing about Jaws 2 was Roy Scheider. His performance was truly fantastic.
In the first too! Such a good actor
Which is ironic, seeing that he absolutely did NOT want to be in this movie!!!
@@scottroffman2325 exactly, and he still smashed it 🤷🏼♂️ just shows the kinda guy he was 💪🏻
@@scottroffman2325 i heard he crashed his room and destroyed it to be kicked out for being “crazy” or something he had a 3 movie deal I believe with universal the first Jaws was the first film and they counted Jaws 2 as 2 films so that he could leave
@@gavinjacobs5365 , he was under contract to do the second film only. That was the only reason he did the film.
I don’t,even look at the JAWS movies as a series. There’s JAWS and then a bunch of movies about sharks. 🤣
Goes to show what a good actor RS was, that he could play Brody as so likeable and happy as the base of his character when he was miserable making this film.
Jaws 2 was mostly filmed in my hometown Of Pensacola and Navarre, Florida in the Panhandle. They built the lighthouse on the beach and made it look like New England.
@Seth Dean no, the scenes of the town of “Amity” were filmed in downtown Pensacola at Seville Quarter which is a group of buildings built around the turn of the century and kept in their historical appearance. The beach scenes were filmed in Navarre between Pcola and Ft Walton.
Our family vacation in the summer of '77 had us staying at the Navarre Beach Holiday Inn Holidome during production. I recall that we couldn't watch tv during the shoot because the numerous production walkie talkies would interfere with the television signal and broadcast into the rooms.
@@rf1514 I watched it last night. Went over to my son’s house for dinner and after we ate we jumped into the pool and he had 2 playing on the outdoor tv. I patiently pointed out to my 7 year old granddaughter all the shots from Navarre and downtown Pensacola, and how kids who don’t obey their parents get eaten by sharks, but she more interested in flipping Pawpaw off his float while humming the Jaws theme music.
Cool info , I never knew that .
Larry ended up being a real one. He had the Chief's back.
Not in the book he was in bed with mafia from NY! Awesome
@@IdealX-fr4eg well in the book Ellen has a thing with Hooper. Jaws is one of the few movies that are wayyy better than the book
@@justinp5661 when I when I got to that part I was happy he died at the Ens
@@IdealX-fr4eg me too. Only reason he lived was that epic footage of a real great white trapped on that mini cage. Spielberg said it was just too good not to use. He was right....
@@IdealX-fr4eg
That may be, but honestly it’s not saying much because no one is likeable in the book 😂 Brody is the most sympathetic character as we spend the most time with him, but he’s still an obnoxious bastard throughout. Hooper is just a complete dick through and through, and Quint is barely fleshed out in comparison to Robert Shaw’s magnificent performance. The film is way better than the book, and this is coming from someone who still likes that book.
Anything with Roy Scheider in is great to see. Thanks for the upload
I didn't know these were deleted scenes. When we recorded this movie on VHS back in the early 80's, I remember watching all these scenes. They must've aired the director's cut.
04:51 Roy Scheider was still very cut, even at 44, and in an era before actors were expected to be buff like in in the 80s. Ahead of his time. RIP
You mean RIPped.😀.
Yes agree! 👍 he looked refined for an older actor(not that old may i add!) And his performances in both Jaws 1 n 2 are phenomenal and well worthy of an Oscar at the time!
Also Mr. Scheider was so natural as Chief Brody he really made that character real to me.
The helicopter scene was cool to see. I love JAWS 2. I actually saw it in the theaters when it was first released with my parents. I was just a little kid. And was loving every minute of it, lol.
Seeing these scenes allows this film to make so much more sense now omg. Giving that asshole a ticket gave him the motive of firing him, & the Mayor is still traumatized and clearly cannot go against the chief again. The scene where Brody's wife supports him keeping their son out of the water to keep him safe is so nice as she asks him if he wants a beer. My S.O. commented years ago how she played such a nice character when she said "Too damn drunk" & hugged him. This film is so underrated.
Chief Brody is one of the best characters of all time
There was a scene where one of the kids was on the skirt when Jaws ate him that wasn't in the film, yet the bite marks were there as the shark was circling Jackie and Sean. The boy in the movie was shown saying Thank God a couple times.
The two scenes I think should've been left in are the one where the town council vote on terminating Brody, and the underwater portion of the helicopter attack scene.
I agree.
The shark butting its nose against the helo bubble emulates the attack on Hooper's shark cage and thus would have been an apt homage and tie to the first movie.
@@153ichthus I hope one of these days in the future Universal releases the extended cut of Jaws and Jaws 2 on dvd and blu ray. If that happens, I would call that the Roy Scheider extended cut of Jaws and Jaws 2.
The MPAA complained so the violence was toned down (in fact, a death scene at the end of the movie was removed totally).
I totally agree.
They should really release a full director’s cut version of this movie with all deleted scenes intact. Including both the voting scene and the extended attack on the helicopter.
Thank you for posting this video of additional scenes; I can't get enough of this film and the original one!
Growing up in NY when Jaws 2 was on WPIX to fill the two hours they played the version with all these scenes so I never knew they were deleted from what the theatrical version was. I wish I kept the vhs tapes with it recorded on it.
The scenes with them deciding to fire Brody should have been kept because it makes you realize how the Mayor was the only one who sided with Brody and was the only one who disagreed about letting him go.
We grew up on jaws 2 in my house, never even saw the original till years later but all these scenes are on the vhs 📼 so they were deleted from DVD and streaming probably but not vhs. I always wondered why the helicopter scene "under water" never shows up when streaming, I thought I was making up that scene in my head all these years lol since I don't have the vhs anymore.
Jaws 1 and 2 take me back to a time when horror movies were so much simpler...yet somehow so much better.. and reminded me of my childhood..they should have left the scene with len getting a ticket in the movie
"And don't call my wife honey....ever again."
When I saw the movie in my country (Argentina) in 1978, the scene of the shark attacking the pilot of the helicopter underwater, yes it was in the movie
Jaws 2 is such a classic sequel
I can see why many scenes were left out, but Voting scene (that actually shows that mayor isn't a complete asshole this time) and 908 should have been left in
I agree totally.
908 was left in. It was the extended beginning that was cut
908 had some great cinematography, i really like that scene.
I love how Brody and Ellen are so in love that they know the guy is interested in Ellen but just break his balls for the fun of it
I remember seeing the pilot scene when I was little when jaws 2 came on tv…so when I got older and watched that it wasn’t there I thought I imagined it lol
JAWS 2 was a GREAT sequel😊😊😊😊awesome and classic scenes in it for sure😊😊
Jaws eating the helicopter was the most ridiculous scene in the movie. The scene with Len getting a parking ticket showed some of the contempt both had for each other and explains why he wanted Brody gone. The voting scene further explores that conflict and put the mayor in a better light. It’s a shame those scenes were cut
Hey They should have kept the shark trying to eat the helicopter pilot underwater. It would have showed if the pilot drowned or the shark devoured him.
The helicopter scene was good. It gave the audience some false hope which is exactly what makes a horror movie scary.
Yeah don't exactly see what's so different about the shark eating/munching a diving tank or even attacking the cage in the first movie. It's also mentioned the shark bit through the barrel lines, just to outsmart the men. This is not a regular animal.
Both are excellent claustrophobic scenes where humans are cornered to make split second decisions. The helicopter was no different except the pilot was upsidedown and submerged with no gear - making an attack more horrifying and hard to escape.
Well it ate the plane in Jaws The Revenge
I never liked the character Len Petersen just a typical sleazy businessman who would turn on his own Brother.
The deleted scenes would have made the film even better. Jaws 2 was not as good as the original by any means - impossible to beat, but these scenes added to what I consider a very noble sequel
"Hey Honey, go get me the..." Priceless. This was a razor's edge of being a comedy. The cast was a group of superb actors. I mean, top notch actors!!! I loved Jaws 2. It was a gem because of Roy and Lorraine!
The biggest problem Jaws II suffered from was this public outcry for less violence in films. This wouldn't be the last time public pressure influenced how a film was shot. If you noticed, no matter how people died, there was minimal blood compared to the first film. All things considered, Jaws II turned out to be a far better story and film overall than it ever should have been without Spielberg behind camera. Its the ONLY sequel in the series I recognize as a proper one. I think it deserves props for being everything it could under extraordinary circumstances.
They also cut the final shark attack kill at the end of the movie which really diminishes things.... There's less urgency and danger, plus it messes up the reaction shots you see from the actors who are either hysterical or stunned after witnessing the attack.
That’s what I hate about America. Those PC freaks destroy everything.
Lets be honest, the shark death was silly. The shark looked dreadful. Not enough violence. The orca was destroyed asunder by a smaller shark and these boats don’t get as much of a touch! I see the same issue here as with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It was meh. The only saveable parts of both movies was the father son scenes and Brody and Ellen scenes. Might’ve been a great sequel but alas, nah.
Jaws 2 wasn't actually that bad. Hard to follow up the original. It was solid effort. Wish Dreyfuss/Hooper would have returned though.
Same they only referenced him in a phone message left for Brody
Yeah add hooper and it does make it even better
@@ryanwaters6586 I mean, they couldn't get Dreyfuss back because he was doing "Close Encounters" at the time.
Lorraine Grey and Roy Scheider always had great chemistry together in Jaws and Jaws 2
“Are you telling me I dont know what a shark looks like? Because I’ve seen one up close! You better do something about this one because I dont intend to go through that hell again.”
Classic!
One of the best effing lines ever spoken & done with intense conviction! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Could have easily cut other scenes to include the mayor defending Brody and the full helicopter scene. Saw that scene in the theater on opening weekend and on a big screen was truly terrifying!!
“She’s dancing. Dancing ‘round in a towel!” 😂😂😂
I just love seeing those characters again!...
My parents taped this movie for me as a kid on VHS. I distinctly remember all these scenes being aired on the TV cut. Then as an adult, watching the dvd and being so confused as to where they went. 🤷🏻♂️
Wth, so many good scenes. Would pay for a directors cut version of this, including all of the cut content ofc. Love the jaws franchise. If anyone in charge is reading this, do it!
Martin and Ellen Brody. Such a great married couple for the two films
I give Roy Scheider credit for staying fit! All actors should follow his example of self discipline.
ALL should have been left in. One day, unless it's already been done, a ' Redux ' JAWS will be made JAWS + JAWS 2 + ALL Deleted scenes.
I agree it was a great sequel its a shame it doesnt get the credit it deserves
I remember seeing a bunch of these scenes in the televised version.
The sounds of the helicopter pilot are the same as Hooper's when he was in the shark cage.
8:04 you can see a jellyfish next to the mechanical shark. What a cool detail, adds realism, pity they cut it
Large Great White Sharks have attacked amphibious helicopters and aircraft on the water. In WWII a PBY was attacked by a large great white near Midway in the Hawaiian Islands. The shark bit the pontoons repeatedly until one of plane’s crewmen fired a weapon at the shark and killed it.
Really? But I wouldn't think a shark could bring down a helicopter, can it?
What type of firearm?
Schieder made this pic. Wonderful actor
I have all of them on DVD. Wish they would have kept these scenes in!
$2 dollar ticket!?!?!? Damn, that is a nice thought. Imagine being stingy over a $2 ticket.
“Just pay the 2 dollars” is an old saying from the Vaudeville days. Generally meaning, don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.
Turns out Vaughn wasn’t as big an A hole as we all thought!
I remember Jaws 2 aired on the basic channel & the extra scene of the helicopter attack & thinking, Whoa, I don't recall the pilot freaking out.
I know what a shark looks like, cause I've seen one up close!
And I don't wanna go through that hell again!!
When they played J2 on TV they always had these deleted scenes in it. We didn't rent the movie for years and I was so disappointed these scenes weren't in the theatrical release.
Should have kept the Helicopter pilot being attacked in the movie. That was terrifying!!
Met Roy. A cool person.
RIP Roy Scheider
i think jaws 2 was a brilliant sequel..it still had all the hallmarks of the first movie..very 1970s of course and amity still there!!
The Helicopter Guy underwater. They should've added that to the movie
Roy was the best. The only reason to watch this film.
If not all of them were deleted, then Jaws 2 would have a total runtime is 124 minutes.
Anybody know the name of the song they dance to in the beginning? I’ve looked all over the internet and can’t find it anywhere. Even shazam’d it. Nothing!
I remember seeing "Jaws" in the summer of '75 in Wildwood NJ when I was 8 yrs old with my parents and older sister and we loved it so much we saw "Jaws 2" in the summer of '78 which we also really enjoyed. Walking on the boardwalk, I remember my Mom singing the song that Roy and Lorraine danced to. I forgot what it was but tonight, 45 years later, I asked her and she said it's a song from the 50's called "TEACH ME TONIGHT" by The McGuire sisters.
Also 4:37 Her understanding what he went through in the first movie. You can see the change in her character from the 1st to 2nd movie
I wish the the scene with the Mayor raising his hand for Brody since he now after the first film trusts Brody's instincts and all the scenes with Brody interatcting with Len as well as Ellen and Martin's relationship as it gives off the easy and cozy normality to the film like in the first in terms of family values.
A $ 2.00 parking ticket! Those were the days.
I wanna say my favorite scene from jaws 2 would have to be the one when he walked into the water and saw the burned dead body
I❤️💚the helicopter and diving scenes
I remember seeing about half of these scenes when it was broadcast on TV.
The scenes with the weasly developer guy hitting on Mrs. Brody (asking to dance with her, then calling her "honey" and putting his hands all over her in the ticket scene)... those should've been left in. The guy is already unlikeable, but those scenes show that he might have an alternative motive for giving Brody a hard time. It basically just makes him even MORE unlikeable and, combined with the voting scene, singles him out as the main problem on the council.
Heard a myth that there is a deleted death scene of Marge being eaten by the shark. From Shawn's POV. Sounds intense.
Yes, this is true. I saw the movie the first week it came out. The shark comes up in a scene from Sean's POV and swallows Marge right up to her head. My stepsisters freaked out but I thought the shark looked a bit too fake in the scene, so I don't miss it.
The original distributions of the movie also showed the underwater scene with the helicopter but I never liked that scene as the shark was way too big to get inside the copter and, on the surface, the pontoon floats did not move. That shark should have pushed the helicopter all over the place, trying to get at the pilot.
@@geordischmidt wow! Incredible. I'd pay to see that!
Poor Marge.
I saw the "Marge" scene as well on the first TV broadcast. I always wondered what happened to that scene, I thought there was something wrong with the VHS copies, but it seems to have disappeared and is now just the stuff of movie legends.
@@geordischmidt I am jealous!!
That was not a myth. The shark got her.
Does anyone know the amity band dance music?
The very first song when Roy is walking into the hotel is "DOWNTOWN" by Petula Clark. The song that Roy and Lorraine danced to is "TEACH ME TONIGHT" by the McGuire Sisters.
Where is the unseen bobs death scene ? Does it exist ?
Going by the Jaws 2 novel it would of been interesting to see what the original vision of the film would of been before the removal of the first director. The novel based on the screenplay was very downbeat and darker compared to the heavy on action filmed version.
Jaws 2 is a great movie........ I don't understand why fans don't appreciate it?
Jaws 2 is the difference between watching Jimmy Hendrix play guitar to watching a guy pretend to be Jimmy Hendrix. Yes it is not a bad sequel. But it all feels very second string. The director is trying his best to emulate the way Spielberg moves actors and cameras around but you're very aware of it. When Steven directs it all feels very natural.
Some of these scenes have Been shown in the TV and videotape versions.
Thanks for posting these. Anyone know why the underwater helicopter scene was cut?
Yeah! I remember that scene well from years ago
Too many deaths depicted in a short period of time which ultimately would've altered the film's rating. According to the original screenplay scene the pilot survives and rescues the girl who rescues sean
@@MickB235 he didn't actually die in the scene we just watched though so it still could have been left in and he still could have survived
For two reasons, firstly they had to reduce the amount of shark attacks in order to get a lower age rating, and secondly this was the most obvious one to cut as it was part of an unfinished sequence, and was the only part they filmed of it.
@@DunkinBiscuits It was part of an unfinished sequence, the pilot was originally meant to escape, save Marge and take her to hide with him in the helicopter bubble. So to reduce the number of shark attacks for the lower age rating, this seemed the most obvious.
I'm trying to figure out exactly what scenes here where deleted from the movie lol bcus they are all in the TV version
Jaws 2 is a movie that has a better-than-it-should reputation solely because of the increasingly worse quality of the following two sequels. I remember leaving the theatre thinking the movie was horrendous; a basic remake of the original substituting a large group of annoying teenagers in place of the chemistry between Shaw, Scheider and Dreyfuss. All it took was a roaring, exploding shark coming after Ellen Brody and a damp Michael Caine to make me look more favorably upon Jaws 2.
My bitching aside, I appreciate you posting the deleted scenes for this movie. It's fascinating to see what bits of information were left on the cutting room floor. Thank you.
The teenage actors (especially the young ladies) were pretty atrocious.
i wouldn't call the helicopter scene a deleted scene since i've seen it on dvd and tv cuts of the film on TBS mid 90's.
A lot of these scenes wernt deleted from the final cut of J2!
I find it pretty well-Made!
I don't think they should have cut any of these scenes - it added more motivation to the slimy real estate guy, the mayor redeeming himself and some more shark action. All good stuff in my books!
劇場映画「ジョーズ２」初回公開映像の時だった。少年たちを救助に向かったヘリコプターが海に落ちた時、操縦士が海中でサメに襲われていた。後にDVD化された時、未公開映像の中に収録されていた。思わず「映画館でこの映像観たよ。なんで未公開なの？」と不思議に思った。
Ist die Szene mit dem Piloten komplett auf blueray deutsch zu sehen???
They should’ve kept the voting scene & the underwater helicopter scene
These are on the DVD as well I think.
3-4 were disasters but the first two were great
The parking scene was filmed in Destin Florida.
I say it's the best sequel ever
Better than "Aliens" or "Terminator 2, Judgment Day", both by James Cameron?
Better than "Godfather 2"?
Better than "Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back"?
Better than Spielberg's own "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"?
@@OronOfMontreal yes but last crusade is right there neck and neck
@@ridingwithjosh4364 I disagree... JAWS 2 is a very disappointing sequel to a masterpiece.. while JAWS 2 is technically a competently made film but I don't like JAWS 2.. it's like a 5/10 just really not a great film.. the JAWS 2 novelization is brilliant much better than the JAWS 2 film we got..
I remember most of these scenes, they were cut from original viewing? This is one of the first movies I saw as a kid in theaters and I have seen all Jaws movies a 100 times so, I wasn't sure when they included these back in again.