Sharky's Machine

Sharky's Machine (1981)

18
01/04/1982 (GB)
Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
2h 2m

Nobody leans on Sharky's Machine.

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.

  • Burt ReynoldsDirector
  • Gerald Di PegoScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $17,500,000

  • Revenue

    $35,610,100

Keywords

  • martial arts
  • robbery
  • police
  • jazz
  • transvestism
  • gangster
  • finger
  • vice
  • revenge
  • murder
  • scam
  • prostitution
  • white slavery

Top Billed Cast

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Tom Sharky

Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward

Domino

Henry Silva

Henry Silva

Billy Score

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Papa

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Victor Scorelli

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Lt. Friscoe

Earl Holliman

Earl Holliman

Donald Hotchkins

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

Arch

Richard Libertini

Richard Libertini

Nosh

Darryl Hickman

Darryl Hickman

Smiley

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