Sharky's Machine
“Nobody leans on Sharky's Machine.”
1981•R•2h 2m•6.2•Released
CrimeDramaActionThriller
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.
Director
Burt Reynolds
Writer
Gerald Di Pego
Budget
$18M
Revenue
$36M
Languages
English
Studio
Deliverance Productions
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
Joseph Mascolo
Joe Tipps
Tony King
Kitten Holmes
John Fiedler
Barrett
Carol Locatell
Mabel
Suzee Pai
Siakwan
Production
Company
Deliverance Productions
Company
Orion Pictures
Producer
Hank Moonjean
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