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Overview

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5.9/10   723 votes
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Director:
Gregg Champion
Writers (WGA):
John Blumenthal (written by) &
Michael Berry (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 May 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Getting killed ain't as easy as it looks. more
Plot:
Nearing retirement, Dabney Coleman finds that he has a disease that will kill him within days. He then... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
a fun movie more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dabney Coleman ... Burt Simpson
Matt Frewer ... Ernie Dills

Teri Garr ... Carolyn Simpson

Barry Corbin ... Captain

Joe Pantoliano ... Scalese

Xander Berkeley ... Carl Stark
Rob Roy ... Dan Miller

Kaj-Erik Eriksen ... Dougie Simpson
Tony Pantages ... Vito
Sam Malkin ... Hostage Man
Wes Tritter ... Coffin Salesman
Kim Kondrashoff ... Michael Lutz

Paul Jarrett ... Jonas Lutz
Dee Jay Jackson ... Spivak (as Deejay Jackson)
Paul Batten ... Dr. Goldman
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The building at the climax of the movie is the same one used in the climax of True Lies (1994) and many of the shots are similar to this later film. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: During the first locker room scene. more
Quotes:
Burt Simpson: You can't spend your whole life planning what'll make you happy tomorrow or you'll never be happy today. You've got to do it now. more
Movie Connections:
Features Stakeout (1987) more
Soundtrack:
Roll With It more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
a fun movie, 26 November 2006
7/10
Author: joellen835 from United States

This movie is plain, simple, fun. It doesn't leave you breathless with suspense, or on the edge of your seat with your heart pounding. But for those who don't enjoy all the smut, violence, and potty mouth movies we've been inundated with in the past several years, its a winner. Dabney Coleman plays the part well. First, he is soon to retire from police work, and understandably doesn't want to risk his neck and lose it just before he retires. However, this all changes when he is told he has just a short time to live. Wanting nothing more than to leave his family some security, he begins his unsuccessful quest to get himself killed on the job, only to find out its harder than he thought it would be. This is a movie that does not require anyone to swim through the gray area of a controversial issue. It's just plain entertaining.

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