Sharky's Machine

Name: Sharky's Machine
Released: 1981-12-18
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Rachel Ward, Henry Silva, Brian Keith, Vittorio Gassman

Movie · 1981 · Crime Drama Action · 2h 2m · Director:

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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Budget$17.5M

Revenue$35.6M

×2.0 return on budget

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Released: Dec 18, 1981
Original language: English
Age rating: R

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Production companies: Deliverance Productions
Orion Pictures
Production countries: United States
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Release

Released: Dec 18, 1981
Original language: English
Age rating: R

People

Directed by
Written by: ,
Music by
Director of photography

Production

Production companies: Deliverance Productions
Orion Pictures
Production countries: United States
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)

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