Jaws 2 Helicopter Attack Scene (Uncut)

In this extended version of the helicopter attack sequence in JAWS 2 shows the shark attacking the coast guard pilot underwater after his helicopter had capsized. The scene was cut because of the struggle with the ratings board to acquire a PG certificate. In the storyboard, it is shown that the helicopter pilot would have escaped and saved Marge (Martha Swatek) from being eaten after she saves Sean, and saves himself as well.

The extended version of the scene was cut to guarantee the movie a PG rating. A PG rating was critical to the film’s box office success as the main protagonists are teenagers therefore cashing in on the teen-slasher trend of the time.

Jaws 2 was released in 1978 and went on to become the most financially successful sequel of all time.