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Nosh
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Smiley
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Plot Synopsis
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Tom Sharky is a narcotics cop in Atlanta who's demoted to vice after a botched bust. In the depths of this lowly division, while investigating a high-dollar prostitution ring, Sharky stumbles across a mob murder with government ties, and responds by assembling his downtrodden fellow investigators (Sharky's "machine") to find the leaders and bring them to justice before they kill off all his partners and witnesses, including Sharky himself. Written by Unknown
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Country:
USARelease Date:
18 December 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Brigada Anti-Crime See more »Company Credits
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Sharky: Sometimes, yes!
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(Instrumental)
Performed by Eddie Harris
By Cliff Crofford (as C. Crofford), John Durrill (as J. Durrill), Bobby Troup (as B. Troup) & Snuff Garrett
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Did You Know?
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Most successful movie at the international box-office from a film directed by Burt Reynolds. See more »Goofs
On the boat, Smiley tells Sharky, "When you went to see the man, you really pissed him off... you should have just turned[Dominoe] in. She'd be dead, but Nosh, Jo Jo and all your friends would be alive." But the way the movie is edited, Nosh and Jo Jo were killed before Sharkey went to see Victor to tell him Dominoe is still alive. See more »Quotes
Dominoe: This is all you know, isn't it? Pushing, hitting, and punching! Does it make you feel good or something?Sharky: Sometimes, yes!
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Soundtracks
Sharky's Theme(Instrumental)
Performed by Eddie Harris
By Cliff Crofford (as C. Crofford), John Durrill (as J. Durrill), Bobby Troup (as B. Troup) & Snuff Garrett
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Vice copy (Burt Reynolds) falls for a high-price call girl (Rachel Ward) who's under the thumb of an underworld lord (Gassman). The storyline is highly improbable, has a VERY slow stretch with Reynolds watching Ward through binoculars, has tons of gunfights and gallons of blood. Also, very sleazy. Still, I was never really bored. I was in the mood for a stupid, violent movie and this delivered. Reynold is OK in the lead; Charles Durning is very funny as his boss (he basically walks around yelling and cursing--and enjoying it); Gassman is appropriately slimy as the underworld leader. Best of all is Ward--she is incredible gorgeous and gives this movie a much better performance than it deserves. Worth watching, solely for her.