tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post1691614153037045281..comments2024-03-24T11:25:16.391-04:00Comments on Reel to Real Filming Locations: Jaws 2 (1978)Brian Koppelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03645779433449204892noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-29494369087984110552023-02-26T12:04:25.420-05:002023-02-26T12:04:25.420-05:00From what I've read, the waterskier scene was ...From what I've read, the waterskier scene was filmed in Florida.Brian Koppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645779433449204892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-85947890789073338852023-02-21T03:44:18.381-05:002023-02-21T03:44:18.381-05:00hi, i have read somewhere that the boat exploding ...hi, i have read somewhere that the boat exploding after the waterskier attack was filmed in marthas vineyard , but the whole movie was a mix on locations between marthas vinyard and florida, i believe there was a substancial delay in filming due to the director being replaced and the weather in marthas vinyard had declined to the point where they needed to film the warm and sunny scenes in florida instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-64122189443958187912023-01-07T21:14:39.722-05:002023-01-07T21:14:39.722-05:00What happened to the Lighthouse in Fort PickensWhat happened to the Lighthouse in Fort PickensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-92046763592607844122022-08-20T10:58:35.355-04:002022-08-20T10:58:35.355-04:00Thanks much for the clarification!Thanks much for the clarification!Brian Koppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645779433449204892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-19620689031874838602022-07-30T23:03:32.538-04:002022-07-30T23:03:32.538-04:00ABOVE WATER dive location, one was Choctawhatchee ...ABOVE WATER dive location, one was Choctawhatchee Bay, Destin, Florida. The underwater dives were somewhere on the west coast, I recognize the spiney lobster as Panulirus America (California) and not our (Florida) spiney lobster Panulirus argus. Plus, as another poster has said, kelp and grasses of the west coast are a giveaway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-86723830480660451232022-07-30T18:40:31.133-04:002022-07-30T18:40:31.133-04:00The shot where you say it is Santa Rosa Sound look...The shot where you say it is Santa Rosa Sound looking back at Navarre Beach Causeway is incorrect. That scene was filmed in Choctawhatchee Bay looking southward and that is the Destin Bridge in the background! I am very sure, I'm a longtime resident of Destin and had many friends (and one friends dog!) work in and on the A movie Jaws 2. I used to be a SCUBA instructor in the early '80s and dove off of the dive boat Aquanaut a hundred times or more. You can still get that shot today from the bay looking south! Also, I was told the "Cable Junction" prop was towed out of Destin for the shoots so I doubt it was towed 20 miles to Navarre for the filming, such a long way but I cannot confirm that last bit! Lots of locals from Destin and a fort Walton Beach worked on the sets and did a lot of the construction as well. Hope this helps or adds to this page!Capt. Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-54207410277362711782022-02-14T02:42:16.947-05:002022-02-14T02:42:16.947-05:00Supposedly, those shots were filmed at Catalina Is...Supposedly, those shots were filmed at Catalina Island in CaliforniaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03528086400094237273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-50757671972469990882021-08-07T22:02:04.318-04:002021-08-07T22:02:04.318-04:00They keep saying the dive scenes were in Florida, ...They keep saying the dive scenes were in Florida, but garibaldi & kelp are pacific wild life?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08965780817060540375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-5069583902822265242021-01-30T21:44:01.098-05:002021-01-30T21:44:01.098-05:00You're welcome, Savana! I'm curious about...You're welcome, Savana! I'm curious about your Jaws 2 project!Brian Koppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645779433449204892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-26740258803604632322021-01-30T09:25:26.164-05:002021-01-30T09:25:26.164-05:00Thank you for writing this and taking the time to ...Thank you for writing this and taking the time to research. I am a Navarre native and journalist working on a project about the movie and this was so helpful as I am getting started!Savana Wrinklenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-50823602688746477042020-12-29T16:32:31.940-05:002020-12-29T16:32:31.940-05:00Oh wow, very cool! It looked really good!Oh wow, very cool! It looked really good!Brian Koppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645779433449204892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-50547589714455575152020-12-29T02:39:59.611-05:002020-12-29T02:39:59.611-05:00I made the pizza in the shot from Hog's Breath...I made the pizza in the shot from Hog's Breath saloon. A director assistant bought 10 pizza pies from me at Pizza Inn in Ft. Walton bch. Fl.only one shot in movie though.Marty Caine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009349109724808538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-74406689691509057772020-07-31T10:50:10.032-04:002020-07-31T10:50:10.032-04:00That could be a possibility. I didn't find an...That could be a possibility. I didn't find any definitive information regarding that location. Brian Koppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645779433449204892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-49607695936981091202020-07-29T09:48:15.811-04:002020-07-29T09:48:15.811-04:00Also, I imagine the beach scene where Chief Broady...Also, I imagine the beach scene where Chief Broady mistakes a school of Blue Fish for the Shark was shot along the same shore where the hotel was located.. Does that make sense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-34383014457416880162020-07-24T15:01:54.510-04:002020-07-24T15:01:54.510-04:00WOW.. I wouldn't have thought Mississippi. Tha...WOW.. I wouldn't have thought Mississippi. Thanks for the quick response!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-51894702745292779962020-07-23T12:02:11.883-04:002020-07-23T12:02:11.883-04:00Thanks! I remember reading somewhere that it was ...Thanks! I remember reading somewhere that it was filmed off the coast of Mississippi but I haven't been able to get confirmation on that.Brian Koppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645779433449204892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-62495361944728312642020-07-22T15:18:03.878-04:002020-07-22T15:18:03.878-04:00Hi.. Great job! I look forward to visiting all of...Hi.. Great job! I look forward to visiting all of these locations one day. Do you have any idea where the water ski and gruesome discovery scenes were filmed? ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-634608961572289392019-12-27T23:03:38.798-05:002019-12-27T23:03:38.798-05:00Thank you very much! I hope you get to visit Flor...Thank you very much! I hope you get to visit Florida soon. I'm sure it's much warmer than Ireland :-)Brian Koppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645779433449204892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-67207743753839960832019-12-27T19:46:28.276-05:002019-12-27T19:46:28.276-05:00Great stuff pal.i came from Ireland last year to s...Great stuff pal.i came from Ireland last year to see Martha's vineyard so definitely gotta do Florida someday.thanks for your hard workAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16775283946912342065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-67027007916849551872019-04-22T10:21:31.606-04:002019-04-22T10:21:31.606-04:00Oh wow, what a difference a year makes.Oh wow, what a difference a year makes.Brian Koppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645779433449204892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-72734978626341177362019-04-21T16:43:32.071-04:002019-04-21T16:43:32.071-04:00Proud local of Navarre, Florida here, just wanted ...Proud local of Navarre, Florida here, just wanted to let you know that the location of the old Holiday Inn on the beach is no longer a empty lot, just last year they finished a really nice looking beach prototype location of the Springhill Suites brand. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-22847322513660104402018-07-30T23:03:26.742-04:002018-07-30T23:03:26.742-04:00It actually wasn't a real lighthouse, just a f...It actually wasn't a real lighthouse, just a facade.Brian Koppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645779433449204892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-26811099278406667842018-07-30T14:13:48.907-04:002018-07-30T14:13:48.907-04:00What happened to the lighthouse where the dead wha...What happened to the lighthouse where the dead whale appeared?Cumberland Waterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296575978276624908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-21386898433893656472018-06-19T15:24:42.527-04:002018-06-19T15:24:42.527-04:00You're welcome! I believe the old lady's ...You're welcome! I believe the old lady's house was filmed somewhere in Destin Harbor but the house was just a facade.Brian Koppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645779433449204892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276468105903925222.post-27086198104506189632018-06-19T14:35:07.838-04:002018-06-19T14:35:07.838-04:00First of all, thanks for this wonderful list. I ha...First of all, thanks for this wonderful list. I have one question about an (for me at least) unknown Jaws 2 location. It's the exact location (house) where an older lady is looking at the sea during the water skier incident. Do you have a idea or hint where to look?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872654061492600794noreply@blogger.com