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Sharky's Machine
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Sharky's Machine is a 1981 action thriller film directed by and starring Burt Reynolds, and is based on the novel by William Diehl, who brought us Primal Fear. The movie features several accomplished character actors, such as Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith, Charles Durning, Henry Silva, Bernie Casey, Rachel Ward, and others.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 as the latter has her under surveillance. It turns out that Dominoe is in the midst of an affair with a corrupt gubernatorial candidate, which Victor objects too. Dominoe is seemingly killed by Victor's hitman brother, Billy Score (Silva), but all is not what it seems...Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Creator Cameo: William Diehl, the writer of the original novel, appears early on as a pimp. | |
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Fingore | |
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Fingore: Sharky loses two of his fingers during the torture scene on the boat. | |
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Bloodier and Gorier | |
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Bloodier and Gorier: Easily one of Burt's bloodiest. | |
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Ax-Crazy | |
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Ax-Crazy: Billy Score, in no small part thanks to his PCP addiction. | |
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Cowboy Cop | |
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Cowboy Cop | |
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Adaptation Distillation | |
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Adaptation Distillation: The whole plot about the Second World War and who the Big Bad really was is dumped. | |
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Carpet of Virility | |
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Carpet of Virility: Sharky has one. He's played by Burt Reynolds, after all. | |
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Ragtag Bunch of Misfits | |
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Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: 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. | |
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MutilationInterrogation | |
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Mutilation Interrogation | |
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Film Noir | |
| Sharky's Machine / int_b034d333 | comment |
Film Noir: A good example of the "neo-noir" variant. | |
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Gorn | |
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Gorn: Holy fuck. | |
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Dirty Cop | |
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Dirty Cop: Smiley is revealed to be Victor's man in the police force. | |
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Evil Is Hammy | |
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Evil Is Hammy: Were you expecting Henry Silva to downplay Billy Score? | |
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