CinemaOSMovie · 1990 · 1h 37m · PG-13

Short Time

Getting killed isn't as easy as it looks.

65%(61)IMDbActionComedyCrime

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 byGregg Champion

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
EN
Released
May 4, 1990
Studios
Gladden Entertainment

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Short Time (1990) VHS Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Burt Simpson

Matt Frewer

Matt Frewer

Ernie Dills

Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Carolyn Simpson

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

Captain

Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Scalese

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

Stark

Kaj-Erik Eriksen

Kaj-Erik Eriksen

Dougie Simpson

Sam Malkin

Sam Malkin

Hostage Man

Paul Jarrett

Paul Jarrett

Jonas Lutz

Rob Roy

Dan Miller

Creative team
Directed by
Gregg Champion
Written by
Michael Berry
John Blumenthal
Produced by
Todd Black
Todd Black
Courtney Silberberg

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