Sharky's Machine is our Throwback Thursday classic feature of the week on The Beat Chicago. ... At 220 feet, the stunt still stands as the highest free-fall stunt ever performed from a building for a …
Legendary stuntman Dar Robinson set a record with his awe-inspiring 220 foot fall from a 40+ story hotel window, though I think they fucked up the shot because they clearly show a dummy for the second half of the fall. He and his team stumble across a mob murder tied to prostitution and government. The characters and actors who are the members of "Sharky's Machine" include Burt Reynolds as Tom Sharky, Brian Keith as Papa, Bernie Casey as Arch, and Richard Libertini as Nosh. Like that movie I reviewed last week, THE STUNTWOMAN, SHARKY’S MACHINE is arguably most famous for a freefall stunt. Based on a book by Atlanta native William Diehl, the scene takes place from the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel (photo, bac… However, the "stunt double" building would be the nearly …
Sharky's boss, Friscoe, played by Charles Durning, is the character who pen's the name "Sharky's Machine" and is arguably a member of the group as well. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film … Feb 1, 2012 - "Sharky's Machine" Record Stunt Filmed in and around Atlanta, the 1981 blockbuster hit Sharky's Machine, starring Burt Reynolds, featured the highest free-fall stunt for a commercially-released film. I remember this stunt was pretty big for its time. Sharky's Machine is our Throwback Thursday classic feature of the week on The Beat Chicago. Based on a book by Atlanta native William Diehl, the scene takes place from the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel (photo, background) a 73-story glass cylinder.
Filmed in and around Atlanta, the 1981 blockbuster hit Sharky's Machine, starring Burt Reynolds, featured the highest free-fall stunt for a commercially-released film. Based on a book by Atlanta native William Diehl, the scene takes place from the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel (photo, background) a 73-story glass cylinder. However, only a brief part of the start of the jump is included in the final film as the next shot clearly shows a dummy falling.
Filmed in and around Atlanta, the 1981 blockbuster hit Sharky's Machine, starring Burt Reynolds, featured the highest free-fall stunt for a commercially-released film. Watch this classic movie and more on our website an in our app.
MovieChat Forums > Sharky's Machine (1981) Discussion > Dar's Stunt at the end Dar's Stunt at the end posted 8 years ago by mmandy007 3 replies | jump to latest. Dar Allen Robinson (March 26, 1947 – November 21, 1986) was an American stunt performer and actor.Robinson broke 19 world records and set 21 "world's firsts." Sharky's Machine contains all of the ingredients of a tough, violent, cynical big-city cop movie, but what makes it intriguing is the way the Burt Reynolds character plays against those conventions.
Sharky's Machine (1981) At 220 feet, the jump performed by the legendary Dar Robinson still holds up as the highest wireless free-fall stunt from a building in a commercially released film. ... At 220 feet, the stunt still stands as the highest free-fall stunt ever performed from a building for a … Tom Sharky is demoted to vice after a bust goes terribly wrong. Stunt man Dar Robinson, doubling for Henry Silva at the end of the film, dropped 220 feet, setting a record for the highest wireless free fall jump from a building in a film. Directed by Burt Reynolds. However, the "stunt double" building would be the nearly … SHARKY’S MACHINE has a lot of these interesting touches as well. With Burt Reynolds, Rachel Ward, Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith. Watch this classic movie and more on our website an in our app.