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Sharky's Machine( 1981)

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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

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      Burt Reynolds

      Tom Sharky

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      Rachel Ward

      Domino

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      Henry Silva

      Billy Score

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      Brian Keith

      Papa

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      Vittorio Gassman

      Victor Scorelli

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      Charles Durning

      Lt. Friscoe

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      Earl Holliman

      Donald Hotchkins

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      Bernie Casey

      Arch

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      Richard Libertini

      Nosh

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      Darryl Hickman

      Smiley

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      Joseph Mascolo

      Joe Tipps

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      Tony King

      Kitten Holmes

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      John Fiedler

      Barrett

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      Carol Locatell

      Mabel

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      Suzee Pai

      Siakwan

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      Glynn Rubin

      Pregnant Woman

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      Val Avery

      Manny

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      Aarika Wells

      Tiffany

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      Princess O'Mahoney

      Hooker (uncredited)

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      Hari Rhodes

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      James O'Connell

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      Tony King

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      Weaver Levy

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      Bennie Moore

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      Alveda King

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    A review by GenerationofSwine

    10
    Written by GenerationofSwine on Thu Jan 12 2023
    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. Th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    17500000.00

    Revenue

    35610100.00

    Keywords

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