CinemaOSMovie · 1981 · 2h 2m · R
Sharky's Machine

Nobody leans on Sharky's Machine.

62%(120)IMDbCrimeDramaActionThriller

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.

Directed byBurt Reynolds

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 2m
Language
EN
Released
December 18, 1981
Budget
$17,500,000
Revenue
$35,610,100
Studios
Orion PicturesDeliverance Productions

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3 videos
Original Trailer

Original Trailer

Original Teaser

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'Sharky's Machine' movie [02] - movie trailer-TV commercial (1981)

'Sharky's Machine' movie [02] - movie trailer-TV commercial (1981)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
Written by
Gerald Di Pego
Gerald Di Pego
Produced by
Hank Moonjean

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