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Sharky's Machine

  • 6.3 /10

  • 110

  • 83%

Plot

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.

Cast

Burt Reynolds as Tom Sharky
Burt Reynolds

as Tom Sharky

Rachel Ward as Domino
Rachel Ward

as Domino

Henry Silva as Billy Score
Henry Silva

as Billy Score

Brian Keith as Papa
Brian Keith

as Papa

Vittorio Gassman as Victor Scorelli
Vittorio Gassman

as Victor Scorelli

Charles Durning as Lt. Friscoe
Charles Durning

as Lt. Friscoe

Earl Holliman as Donald Hotchkins
Earl Holliman

as Donald Hotchkins

Bernie Casey as Arch
Bernie Casey

as Arch

Darryl Hickman as Smiley
Darryl Hickman

as Smiley

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • December 18, 1981

Production Companies

  • Deliverance Productions

  • Orion Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

    Budget

    • $17,500,000.00

    Revenue

    • $35,610,100.00

    Runtime

    • 2.03 hrs

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    Reviews

    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…