without a doubt and the best burt reynolds film ever . even good than smokey and the bandit . this be probably the first real bloody cop thriller of the 1980s and deliver the perfect blend of humor and action and mystery and style that be miss in today film . this one have it all represent a psychotic henry silva jack up on pcp and $ 1 and 000 a night call girl and ninja assassin and burt reynolds get his finger slice off and one by one and with a butterfly knife . the film be base on the novel by william diehl who also write primal fear and another one of my all time favorites . this movie be worth watch just to see henry silva get shot six time and crash through a window and and fall thirty story from the top of an atlanta high rise . this be probably the cool stunt in hollywood history and perform by legendary stuntman dar robinson . robinson also play moke in the elmore leonard movie stick and also star burt reynolds . stick feature another great dar robinson stunt . robinson fall from a miami apartment building and unloads all six shot from a . 44 magnum on his way down . very cool stuff . sharkys machine be my favorite police drama . i never understand why this film flop the way it do . if burt do more film like this and he would have build a good reputation for himself . he prove to be a talented director with sharky and as well a a gifted actor . burt be support by brian kieth and charles durning and bernie casey and richard libertini and rachel ward and and everyone favorite bad guy henry silva . please remake this classic film . get affleck and samuel l. and some other hot actor and you have get a great movie just wait to be film . i give it a positive .