Sharky's Machine (Blu-ray)

Burt Reynolds stars in and directs this atmospheric, volatile action thriller about an Atlanta cop whose gung-ho tactics on a narcotics case get him demoted to the vice squad. There he transforms a colorful crew into a machine aimed at bigger prey: crimelord Victor DAnton (Vittorio Gassman). Playing vital cogs in Sharkys Machine are Brian Keith, Charles Durning, Bernie Casey, Richard Libertini and John Fiedler. Rachel Ward is the call girl who sets Sharkys personal and professional lives spinning. It's easy to get attached to the likable characters these pros create. But beware. In Sharkys bullet-for-bullet-for-bullet world, even the good die fast.

Starring: Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Rachel Ward, Brian Keith, Charles Durning, Henry Silva, Bernie Casey, Richard Libertini, Darryl Hickman, Earl Holliman, Joseph Mascolo, Carol Locatell, Hari Rhodes, John Fielder, James O'Connell, Val Avery, Suzee Pai, Aarika Wells, Tony King, Dan Inosanto, Weaver Levy, May Keller Pearce, Sheryl Kilby, James Lewis, Sott Newell, Glynn Ruben, Bennie Moore, Alveda King Beale, Gayle Davis, Atiim Kweli, Brenda Bynum, Gus Mann, William Diehl, Elaine Falone, Wanda Strange, Barbara Stokes, John Greenwell, John Arthur, Terrayne Crawford, Mary Beth Busbee, J Don Ferguson, Monica Kaufman, Dave Michaels, Wes Sarginson, Forrest Sawyer, Colonel Beach, Danny Melson, Lamar Jackson, El Mongol (El Mongol), Sue Cockrell, Lisa Hall, Pam Newman, April Reed, Susan Williamson, Diana Szlosberg

Rating: R