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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Nobody leans on Sharky's Machine.]]
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4	''Sharky's Machine'' is a 1981 action thriller film directed by and starring Creator/BurtReynolds, [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] the 1978 novel by William Diehl (who later brought us ''Film/PrimalFear''). The movie features several accomplished character actors, such as Vittorio Gassman, Creator/BrianKeith, Creator/CharlesDurning, Creator/HenrySilva, Creator/BernieCasey, Rachel Ward, and others.
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6	Demoted to the vice squad of the Atlanta Police Department after a drug bust gone awry, Sergeant Tom Sharky (Reynolds) and his new "machine" of supercops discover a high-end prostitution ring linked to a crime kingpin by the name of Victor (Gassman). One of Victor's escorts, Dominoe (Ward), catches Sharky's eye, and heart, while he has her under surveillance. It turns out that Dominoe is in the midst of an affair with a corrupt gubernatorial candidate, which Victor objects to. Dominoe is seemingly killed by Victor's hitman brother, Billy Score (Silva), but all is not what it seems...
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9	!!This film provides examples of:
10	%%* AdaptationDistillation: The whole plot about the Second World War and who the BigBad really was is dumped.
11	%%* AxCrazy: Billy Score, in no small part thanks to his PCP addiction.
12	%%* BloodierAndGorier: Easily one of Burt's bloodiest.
13	%%* CarpetOfVirility: Sharky has one. He's played by Creator/BurtReynolds, after all.
14	%%* CowboyCop
15	* CreatorCameo: William Diehl, the writer of the original novel, appears early on as a pimp.
16	%%* DirtyCop: [[spoiler: Smiley is revealed to be Victor's man in the police force.]]
17	%%* EvilIsHammy: Were you expecting Henry Silva to ''downplay'' Billy Score?
18	%%* FilmNoir: A good example of the "neo-noir" variant.
19	* {{Fingore}}: [[spoiler: Sharky loses two of his fingers during the torture scene on the boat.]]
20	%%* {{Gorn}}
21	%%* MutilationInterrogation
22	%%* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Vice squad before Sharky gets re-assigned to it. Under his discipline, the team gets more professional as they hunt down the high-class prostitution ring controlling the city.
23	%%* RatedMForManly
24	* SleazyPolitician: Hodgkins, who cheats on his wife with Dominoe and uses campaign funds to provide her with goods. Victor isn't entirely pleased with this.

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