Why is Chief Brody not in Jaws 3?

Roy Schneider Didn't Want To Return in Jaws 3 As Chief Brody
The only reason he did is that due to him exiting The Deer Hunter, he owed Universal two more films under a contractual agreement. Universal then said if Schieder returned for Jaws 2, it would be counted as both.
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What happened to Chief Brody in Jaws 3?

On Amity Island, Martin Brody, famous for his role as the police chief and his heroism, has died from a heart attack. Martin's widow, Ellen, still lives in Amity, close to her younger son, Sean, and his fiancée, Tiffany. Sean works as a police deputy.
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Is Michael Brody in Jaws 3?

Michael "Mike" Brody is the older brother of the late Sean Brody and the son of Chief Brody and Ellen Brody. He is a major character in Jaws, a supporting character in Jaws 2, the main protagonist of Jaws 3-D and the deuteragonist of Jaws: The Revenge.
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Why is Chief Brody not in Jaws 4?

Roy Scheider was asked to reprise his role as Chief Brody, but stated, "The only way I would reprise my role is if I were to be killed off at the beginning of the movie." Ultimately, he didn't appear in the movie, but the idea of Brody being killed off was used for his younger son, Sean.
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What happened to Sean Brody in Jaws?

Sean Brody is the son of Martin Brody. He appears in the novel and was the only one to appear in the movie. He was killed when his arm is bitten off and is soon dragged under water to his death by Vengeance the shark in Jaws: The Revenge.
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Is Chief Brody still alive?

Former Police Chief Martin Brody died of a heart attack in the beginning of Jaws: The Revenge. He was not seen, but his death was revealed to the audience in the beginning.
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Why did Roy Scheider not do Jaws 2?

It is one of the barrels from the first Jaws (1975). Roy Scheider did not originally want to appear in this film, but had recently left the production of The Deer Hunter (1978), which led to conflicts with Universal Pictures, with whom he was locked into a multi-film contract.
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Why did Michael Caine do Jaws 4?

Unfortunately, the building costs ended up being way more than anticipated, and Caine was experiencing a bit of a dry spell acting-wise, so things were getting worrisome. Then, Caine was offered what he calls a "tremendous free" to appear in Jaws 4, reportedly around $1.5 million dollars for a week's work.
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Did Chief Brody get his job back?

After a short battle with the shark Brody was able to subdue the animal by electrocuting the shark with a loose cable from the nearby station. In gratitude for Brody's efforts, he was re-instated as Police Chief,but was described by close friends as being a shell of his former self.
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How old is Brody in Jaws 3?

Michael was in his mid-thirties in 'Jaws 3-D' and in a relationship with Kathryn "Kay" Morgan while working at Sea World.
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Is it the same shark in Jaws 1 and 2?

Jaws 2 (1978)

The first sequel, Jaws 2, depicts the same town four years after the events of the original film when another great white shark arrives on the shores of the fictional seaside resort of Amity Island.
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Was the shark in Jaws 3 a Megalodon?

The mother shark is revealed to be massive: listed as 35 feet in length, ten feet longer than Bruce. It's been estimated that Megalodons ranged from ten to fifteen meters long, matching the mother's size. If so, Jaws 3 would be one of the first attempts at a Megalodon on the big screen.
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Why did Roy Scheider leave Deer Hunter?

Roy Scheider was originally cast as Michael Vronsky, but withdrew from the production two weeks before the start of filming, due to "creative differences." Still obligated to Universal, Scheider reprised his role as Chief Martin Brody in Jaws 2 (1978).
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Why is Chief Brody afraid of the water?

Martin Brody is the new police chief of Amity Island, a summer resort town in New England, where he lives with his wife and two sons. Ironically, he has a severe phobia of water after a near-drowning experience as a child.
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Did the cast of Jaws get along?

Shaw and Dreyfuss hated each other

Much like the characters they played, actors Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss did not get along during much of the shooting of Jaws. In fact, Shaw often taunted Dreyfuss in between takes.
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Is there a Jaws 6?

And it sounds like that won't be changing anytime soon. So if you're worried about a Jaws remake bringing new versions of Brody, Hooper and Quint to the big screen, you can cast those worries out to sea. For now, it's just not happening.
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Is Jaws 3 Based on a true story?

No. Jaws is not a true story. It is based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name.
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Was Jaws 3 a success?

Despite commercial success, Jaws 3-D received overwhelmingly negative reviews and was followed by Jaws: The Revenge in 1987.
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Is Cruel jaws a sequel?

George Barnes Jr. Cruel Jaws, also known as The Beast and Jaws 5: Cruel Jaws, is a 1995 mockbuster, based on the 1975 classic Jaws and its sequels. The film stars Richard Dew and was directed by infamous Italian filmmaker Bruno Mattei (under the name of William Snyder).
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Does Netflix have Jaws 2021?

Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 3, and Jaws: The Revenge swim back to Netflix on September 16.
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Will they ever reboot Jaws?

Steven Spielberg had reportedly turned down a Jaws remake with Universal. The announcement of the filmmaker's upcoming production deal with the streaming giant, Netflix and his production company Amblin, made it very clear that the reboot was not going to happen.
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What happened to Hooper after Jaws?

Richard Dreyfuss was then ironically working on Spielberg's Close Encounters of The Third Kind. Had Spielberg directed Jaws 2 it's likely Dreyfuss would have appeared again. In the novel, Hooper is killed by the shark when he is in the shark cage, however in the film, he survives.
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Why did Steven Spielberg not direct Jaws 2?

'I was shaking' - Steven Spielberg refused to direct Jaws 2 after PTSD trauma.
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Where is Hooper in Jaws 2?

However, the character of Hooper was omitted from Jaws 2 and never appeared in any of the further two sequels to the original Jaws, either. The answer as to why Dreyfuss didn't appear in Jaws 2 involves a peek behind the scenes and a look at the film's production.
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