Sharkys Machine, Burt Reynolds, 1981
A William Diehl novel was the source of the noirish nailbiter Sharky s Machine. Sharky (Burt Reynolds) is an undercover cop who fouls up an assignment and is kicked downstairs to the vice squad a roughshod bunch of hellraisers who make life miserable. Soon, however, Sharky s life does a 180 when he encounters Dominoe (Rachel Ward) a prostitute seemingly in danger from her interaction with a number of very seedy thugs. To protect her, Sharky lines the highrise apartment across from her residence with security cameras and surveillance equipment which only makes matters sticky as Sharky begins to fall in love with her.
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