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Dec 18, 1981 · Sharky's Machine is a 1981 movie starring Burt Reynolds as a vice cop who investigates a mob murder and a prostitution ring in Atlanta. The movie features gunfights, car chases, and a romance with Rachel Ward, and has a similar tone to the Dirty Harry series.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Burt Reynolds
- 1981-12-18
English. Budget. $17.5 million [1] Box office. $35,610,100 [2] Sharky's Machine is a 1981 American neo-noir [3] action thriller film directed by Burt Reynolds, who stars in the title role. [4] It is the film adaptation of William Diehl 's 1978 novel of the same name, with a screenplay by Gerald Di Pego. [5]
Synopsis. 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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Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe and Emmy-winning superstar Burt Reynolds ("Evening Shade") is Sharky, a relentless undercover vice cop determined to smash an i...
Burt Reynolds stars as a vice cop who falls in love with a hooker under surveillance in this film based on a novel by William Diehl. Roger Ebert praises Reynolds's ambition and restraint as a director and actor, and praises the poignancy and innocence of Rachel Ward as the call girl.
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Burt Reynolds is Sharky, a relentless undercover vice cop determined to smash an international crime syndicate while protecting a beautiful and dangerously involved young call-girl. 1,330 IMDb 6.3 2 h 1 min 1981. X-Ray R. Action · Drama · Bold · Joyous. Available to rent or buy.
