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FilmActionComedyCrime

Short Time (1990)

PG-13 · 1990-05-04 · 1h 37m · EN
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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.

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Michael BerryWriterJohn BlumenthalWriterGregg ChampionDirector

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Dabney ColemanDabney ColemanBurt SimpsonMatt FrewerMatt FrewerErnie DillsTeri GarrTeri GarrCarolyn SimpsonBarry CorbinBarry CorbinCaptainJoe PantolianoJoe PantolianoScaleseXander BerkeleyXander BerkeleyStarkRob RoyRob RoyDan MillerKaj-Erik EriksenKaj-Erik EriksenDougie SimpsonTony PantagesTony PantagesVitoSam MalkinSam MalkinHostage ManWes TritterWes TritterCoffin SalesmanKim KondrashoffKim KondrashoffMichael Lutz

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CopRetirement

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Genre affinityAction · Comedy · CrimeTheme affinityCop · RetirementDialogue densityComedyPacingActionDirector preference161931Actor preference98331 · 46779 · 239869

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What is Short Time about?

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.

How long is Short Time?

Short Time has a runtime of 97 minutes.