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Short Time (1990)

Film · 1990 · 97 min · PG-13 · Action · Comedy · Crime

Getting killed isn't as easy as it looks.

As a result of a misdiagnosis, Detective Burt Simpson is told he has just weeks to live. He gains a new respect for his life and loved ones but learns that in order for his wife, Carolyn, and son, Dougie, to collect any insurance money, he must be killed in the line of duty. He then becomes the most reckless man on the police force, volunteering for dangerous assignments over the objections of his by-the-book partner.

Directed by Gregg Champion

Starring Dabney Coleman, Matt Frewer, Teri Garr, Barry Corbin, Joe Pantoliano, Xander Berkeley, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Sam Malkin

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In cinemas4 May 1990
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First release anywhere4 May 1990

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