CBB Presents The Bear Cave of Terror - Ep. 19 - Jaws 2

Bill Zanowitz of the Comic Book Bears is back in the Bear Cave this week with the follow-up to the 1975 summer blockbuster legend, Jaws 2! There's a new shark around Amity Island, and this time, he's not shy! The movie that originated the oft-copied and parodied tagline "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water", it is understandably overshadowed by the original film, and doesn't often get the recognition it should as a fun, exciting sequel. It may not be breaking new ground (or making waves) by pitting a PTSD-afflicted Chief Brody up against another Great White adversary, but this film focuses more on the young people of the island, cruising around on their sailboats like they were hot rods, and of course, making themselves targets for an angry and hungry ocean predator. With weather challenges, director and writer shake-ups, and the usual mechanical failures, Jaws 2 was just as tough to film as the original, and the final product is worlds different from the commissioned novelization, but still a boatload of fun to watch, and the source of stories and memories for local crew and cast alike. Have a listen, and give Jaws 2 another chance!

Additional resources for this episode:

The Making of Jaws 2 (2001), directed and produced by Laurent Bouzereau

"Fade to Black: Alas Jaws 2 Comes to an End" by Betty Archer Allen, Gulf Breeze News 8/28/08

TheDailyJaws.com

"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water", original tagline by Andrew J. Keuhn