Sharky's Machine (1981)

R12/18/1981Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller2h 2m
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Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Burt Reynolds

    Tom Sharky

  2. Cast 1

    Rachel Ward

    Domino

  3. Cast 1

    Henry Silva

    Billy Score

  4. Cast 1

    Brian Keith

    Papa

  5. Cast 1

    Vittorio Gassman

    Victor Scorelli

  6. Cast 1

    Charles Durning

    Lt. Friscoe

  7. Cast 1

    Earl Holliman

    Donald Hotchkins

  8. Cast 1

    Bernie Casey

    Arch

  9. Cast 1

    Richard Libertini

    Nosh

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 conversations that seem like the kind of thing you'd hear in your everyday life. And that adds a nice touch of realism to what is otherwise a cop film, and those are always pretty unrealistic. T...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$17,500,000.00

Revenue $35,610,100.00

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