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Sharky's Machine

Nobody leans on Sharky's Machine.

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.

2h 2m1981RTMDb 6.2

CrimeDramaActionThriller

English

Crew and Cast

Burt ReynoldsBurt ReynoldsDirector · Tom SharkyRachel WardRachel WardDominoHenry SilvaHenry SilvaBilly ScoreBrian KeithBrian KeithPapaVittorio GassmanVittorio GassmanVictor ScorelliCharles DurningCharles DurningLt. FriscoeEarl HollimanEarl HollimanDonald HotchkinsBernie CaseyBernie CaseyArchRichard LibertiniRichard LibertiniNoshDarryl HickmanDarryl HickmanSmileyJoseph MascoloJoseph MascoloJoe TippsTony KingTony KingKitten HolmesJohn FiedlerJohn FiedlerBarrettCarol LocatellCarol LocatellMabelSuzee PaiSuzee PaiSiakwan
Glynn RubinPregnant WomanVal AveryVal AveryManny
Aarika WellsTiffany
Princess O'MahoneyHookerHari RhodesHari RhodesJames O'ConnellJames O'Connell
Weaver Levy
Bennie MooreAlveda KingAlveda King

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
18 December 1981
Runtime
2h 2m
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.2 / 10 (120 votes)

Production

Director
Burt Reynolds
Writers
Gerald Di Pego, William Diehl
Studios
Deliverance Productions, Orion Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$17.5M
Revenue
$35.6M
Profit
$18.1M
Return
2.0×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English