Quick Facts
DirectorBurt Reynolds
Runtime2h 2m · R
GenresAction · Crime · Drama · Thriller
Release1981-12-18
Film
Sharky's Machine
1981· R· 2h 2m· Action· Crime· Drama· Thriller
“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.
1981-12-18
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorBurt Reynolds
ScreenplayGerald Di Pego
ProducerHank Moonjean
Director of PhotographyWilliam A. Fraker
Original Music ComposerAl Capps
EditorDennis Virkler
Full cast & crew (25 cast · 15 crew)
Details
Released1981-12-18
Runtime2h 2m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosDeliverance Productions · Orion Pictures
Budget$18M
Box office$36M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.2/10 · 115 votes
Original languageen
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