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.
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Cast
24 people
Burt Reynolds
Tom Sharky
Known for
Boogie Nights
The Longest Yard
Rachel Ward
Domino
Known for
The Thorn Birds
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Henry Silva
Billy Score
Known for
Above the Law
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Brian Keith
Papa
Known for
The Parent Trap
The Wind and the Lion
Vittorio Gassman
Victor Scorelli
Known for
Il Sorpasso
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Charles Durning
Lt. Friscoe
Known for
Dog Day Afternoon
The Sting
Earl Holliman
Donald Hotchkins
Known for
The Thorn Birds
Forbidden Planet
Bernie Casey
Arch
Known for
In the Mouth of Madness
Never Say Never Again
Richard Libertini
Nosh
Known for
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Fletch
Darryl Hickman
Smiley
Known for
The Tingler
Network
Joseph Mascolo
Joe Tipps
Known for
Jaws 2
Days of Our Lives
Tony King
Kitten Holmes
Known for
The Toy
Raiders of Atlantis
Burt Reynolds Director · Gerald Di Pego Screenplay William Diehl Author
Worldwide gross $36M · Budget $18M · United States release December 18, 1981
Box office
Budget
$17,500,000
Worldwide gross
$35,610,100
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Deliverance Productions
Production
Orion Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 18, 1981
Theatrical
Australia
June 3, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
July 30, 1982 · Theatrical
Japan
April 17, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 1, 1982 · Theatrical · Rated X
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