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Sharky's Machine

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Sharky's Machine
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R,1hr 59min
Genre:
Action
Release:
1981
Director:
Burt Reynolds
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Rachel Ward  ...more
Synopsis: A William Diehl novel was the source of the noirish nailbiter Sharky's Machine. Sharky (Burt Reynolds) is an undercover cop who fouls up an assignment and is kicked downstairs to the vice squad -- a rough-shod bunch of hellraisers who make life miserable. Soon, however, Sharky's life does a 180 when he encounters Dominoe (Rachel Ward) a prostitute seemingly in danger from her interaction with a number of very seedy thugs. To protect her, Sharky lines the high-rise apartment across from her residence ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
Made during a period when Burt Reynolds was so hot that he could have gotten a deal to direct the Sears catalog, this police thriller has something that might almost be described as a sensibility. A film that openly invokes the classic Laura (1944), this tale of a quirky undercover cop (Reynolds) who becomes obsessed with a high-class hooker (Rachel Ward) under 24-hour surveillance swings wildly between ... Full Review
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