Sharky's Machine (movie)
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| Directed by | Burt Reynolds |
| Produced by | Hank Moonjean |
| Screenplay by | Gerald Di Pego |
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Sharky's Machine 1978 novel by William Diehl |
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| Cinematography | William A. Fraker |
| Edited by | William D. Gordean Dennis Virkler |
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Orion Pictures
Deliverance Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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122 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $35,610,100 |
Sharky's Machine is a 1981 American drama thriller film directed by Burt Reynolds, who stars in the title role. It is an adaptation of William Diehl's first novel Sharky's Machine (1978), with a screenplay by Gerald Di Pego. It also stars Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith, Charles Durning, Earl Holliman, Bernie Casey, Henry Silva, Darryl Hickman, Richard Libertini, Rachel Ward and Joseph Mascolo.
Tom Sharky, a narcotics Sergeant for the Atlanta Police Department, is working on a transaction with a drug dealer called Highball. Another member of the force, Smiley, shows up unexpectedly during the sting, causing the drug dealer to run and Sharky to give chase, ultimately shooting the suspect on a MARTA bus, but only after the wounding of the bus driver. In the aftermath, Sharky is demoted to vice-squad, which is considered the least desirable assignment in the police department.
In the depths of the vice-squad division, led by Friscoe, the arrest of small-time hooker Mabel results in the accidental discovery of a high-class prostitution ring that includes a beautiful escort named Dominoe who charges $1,000 a night. Sharky and his new partners begin a surveillance of her apartment and discover that Dominoe is having a relationship with Hotchkins, a candidate running for Governor of Georgia.
With a team of downtrodden fellow investigators that includes veteran Papa, Arch and surveillance man Nosh, referred to by Friscoe sarcastically as Sharky's "machine," he sets out to find where the trail leads. During one of the stakeouts, a mysterious crime kingpin known as Victor comes to Dominoe's apartment. He has been controlling her life since she was a young girl, but now she wants out. Victor agrees but forces her to have sex with him one last time.
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