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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There is a scene where Sharky and Arch visit Fort McPherson to determine Howard Burns’ real identity. |
All Sharky and Arch have to do is get Billy Score's print from Dominoe's apartment. |
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Nosh is tricked into delivering the surveillance tapes by a contact in the police department. |
The tapes were stolen.
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Nosh is killed at an apartment somewhere in the city. |
Nosh's death is not depicted. |
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Sharky is knocked out at the same apartment where Nosh was killed. |
Sharky is knocked out at Nosh's home.
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The man who tortures Sharky is Gerald Kershman, Hotchins’ campaign manager. |
The man who tortures Sharky is Smiley, the cop who blew the deal with Highball Mary. |