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Sharky's Machine

1981 122 min ★ 6.1 Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller

Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he has never met.

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Cast

Burt Reynolds

Tom Sharky

Rachel Ward

Domino

Henry Silva

Billy Score

Brian Keith

Papa

Vittorio Gassman

Victor Scorelli

Charles Durning

Lt. Friscoe

Earl Holliman

Donald Hotchkins

Bernie Casey

Arch

Richard Libertini

Nosh

Darryl Hickman

Smiley

Details

Director

Burt Reynolds

Screenplay

Gerald Di Pego

Tagline

"Nobody leans on Sharky's Machine."

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$17,500,000

Revenue

$35,610,100

Production

Deliverance Productions, Orion Pictures

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

January 12, 2023

★ 10/10

It was made in '81 and is actually a pretty solid police film. It's not great, it's not Chinatown, but it also is pretty far from horrible. The dialogue is absolutely fantastic, and even in the throw away moments, there is a humor that seems very human. It's Hollywood sharp and witty to the point where it's almost too good to be realistic, it's just, human. There are a lot of little throw away ...