Because there were a ton of different movies that were inspired by or just blatantly ripped off, that is enough for a book on its own, which is where LeMay has come in. And Pisano and Smith books gives plenty of info.īut let’s get back to our review of this new book, by John LeMay. Smith, is essential for any fan of the Jaws series, not only because it’s on the sequel, but you get a real insight of how much the producers have control of what the final movie is going to be. In fact, there is! Jaws 2: The Making of the Hollywood Sequel, by Louis R. Now the story of that production is enough for a book on its own.
Now we have to remember that in the mid ’70s, sequel-itis hadn’t really spread in Hollywood, but the money Jaws made was just too much to leave well enough alone, so we got Jaws 2 in 1978. Or more, until the cash cow, or shark as the case may be, is completely dead and resting at the bottom of the ocean. As we all know, movie monsters only die at the box office, which means if it made money, there will be a sequel. Granted, for Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film Jaws, it might have some to do with the box office profits as well. One only needs to look at all the rip-offs and inspired titles from a particular film to really know how successful it was.
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