Sharkys Machine Movie

Movie Review for Sharkys Machine

Summary

This 80’s movie is based on the novel of the same name written by William Diehl. A cop in Atlanta will find the evidence of a crime that reaches the high spheres of power.

Sharkys Machine DVD

DVD Release

The DVD for the movie Sharkys Machine was released on October 20, 1998 by Warner Home Video and is rated R.

Plot

In the movie Sharky's Machine, Tom Sharky is a narcotics officer in the Atlanta Police Department. However, after a blunder, he is demoted to the lowest division of the department.

While investigating a prostitution ring, Sharky stumbles into a murder. He and his fellow investigators, known as Sharky's Machine, will find that the murder links both the mob and the government. Now, he will have to bring the criminals to justice before they kill him.

Cast

Sgt. Tom Sharky - Burt Reynolds
Victor - Vittorio Gassman
Papa - Brian Keith
Friscoe - Charles Durning
Hotchkins - Earl Holliman

Trivia

Stuntman Dar Robinson set the record for the highest freefall jump in the movie Sharky's Machine.

In a scene of the film Sharky's Machine, newscaster Forrest Sawyer plays the role of a news announcer.