Tom Sharky, a narcotics sergeant for the Atlanta Police Department, is working on a transaction with drug dealer Highball. Another member of the force, Smiley, shows up unexpectedly during the sting, causing the … 詳細

• Burt Reynolds as Sergeant Tom Sharky
• Charles Durning as Lieutenant Friscoe
• Vittorio Gassman as Albert Scorelli / Victor D'Anton
• Brian Keith as … 詳細

The film was based on a novel by William Diehl, a former journalist and producer, which was published in 1978. It was Diehl's first novel, written when Diehl was 53 years old and financially destitute. It sold to Delacorte Press for $156,000 on the basis of a six-page … 詳細

Development
Film rights were bought prior to publication by the newly formed Orion Pictures in 1978 for $400,000. Burt Reynolds was to star and possibly direct.
"Sidney Sheldon sent me the novel, and I found it … 詳細

The Sharky's Machine original motion picture soundtrack contained these tracks:
1. "Street Life" - Randy Crawford
2. "Dope Bust" - Flora Purim and Buddy De Franco
3. "Route 66" - The … 詳細

Critical reception
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. As of April 2022, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 83% of 23 critics have given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 6.4 out of 10. 詳細

Sharky's Machine was released in theatres on December 18, 1981, and on DVD on October 20, 1998, by Warner Home Video. Sharky's Machine was released Blu-ray on April 7, 2015, by Warner Home Video. 詳細