What's the Difference between Sharky's Machine the Book and Sharky's Machine the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Tom Sharky
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Tom Sharky
Portrayed by: Burt Reynolds
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Victor DeLaroza
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Victor Scorelli
Portrayed by: Vittorio Gassman
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Papa
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Papa
Portrayed by: Brian Keith
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Friscoe
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Friscoe
Portrayed by: Charles Durning
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Donald Hotchins
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Donald Hotchkins
Portrayed by: Earl Holliman
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Arch Livingston
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Arch
Portrayed by: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0143378/?ref_=tt_cl_t6
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Arch Livingston
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Arch
Portrayed by: Bernie Casey
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Howard Burns
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Billy Score
Portrayed by: Henry Silva
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Larry "Nosh" Abrams
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Nosh
Portrayed by: Richard Libertini
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Tully
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Smiley
Portrayed by: Darryl Hickman
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Domino
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Dominoe
Portrayed by: Rachel Ward
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Captain Jaspers "The Bat"
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Captain Joe "JoJo" Tipps
Portrayed by: Joseph Mascolo
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Barrett
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Barrett
Portrayed by: John Fiedler
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Tiffany
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Tiffany
Portrayed by: Aarika Wells
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Highball Mary
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Highball Mary
Portrayed by: Hari Rhodes
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Highball Mary
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Highball Mary
Portrayed by: Hari Rhodes
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Gerald Kershman
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This Character does not appear.
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Sergeant Herb Anderson
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This Character does not appear.
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Sharky's Machine Book vs Movie
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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Sharky encounters Domino in a grocery store and later has dinner in her apartment. |
Sharky barely has any interaction with Dominoe until after Tiffany gets blasted. |
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Victor DeLaroza is working on an entire theme park called “Pachinko!” |
No such project takes place in the movie.
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Sharky and pals act as elevator testers in Domino's apartment. |
Sharky and pals act as telephone repairmen in Dominoe's apartment. |
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The book has a huge focus on Hotchins’ presidential campaign. |
Focus on Hotchkins' gubernatorial campaign is minimal.
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The book goes into some detail about Domino’s daily activities. |
The movie gives a bit more screentime to Dominoe’s daily activities. |