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Short Time

Getting killed isn't as easy as it looks.

  • Movie
  • 1990
  • PG-13
  • 1h 37m

Directed by Gregg Champion

6.5

TMDB audience rating
6.5 out of 10 from 63 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Dabney Coleman

    Dabney ColemanBurt Simpson

  • Matt Frewer

    Matt FrewerErnie Dills

  • Teri Garr

    Teri GarrCarolyn Simpson

  • Barry Corbin

    Barry CorbinCaptain

  • Joe Pantoliano

    Joe PantolianoScalese

  • Xander Berkeley

    Xander BerkeleyStark

  • Kaj-Erik Eriksen

    Kaj-Erik EriksenDougie Simpson

  • Sam Malkin

    Sam MalkinHostage Man

  • Paul Jarrett

    Paul JarrettJonas Lutz

  • Rob RoyDan Miller

  • Kim Kondrashoff

    Kim KondrashoffMichael Lutz

  • Tony PantagesVito

  • Dee Jay Jackson

    Dee Jay JacksonSpivak

  • Wes TritterCoffin Salesman

  • Paul Batten

    Paul BattenDr. Goldman

  • Kevin McNulty

    Kevin McNultyDr. Drexler

  • Shawn ClementsOlder Dougie

  • Betty Phillips

    Betty PhillipsClerk

Director
Gregg Champion
Writer
Michael Berry, John Blumenthal and William Davies
Music
Ira Newborn
Cinematography
John J. Connor