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Short Time (1990)
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Nearing retirement, Dabney Coleman finds that he has a disease that will kill him within days. He then finds that his life insurance only pays off if he is killed in the line of duty... See full summary » Director:Gregg Champion |
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| Dabney Coleman | ... |
Burt Simpson
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| Matt Frewer | ... |
Ernie Dills
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| Teri Garr | ... |
Carolyn Simpson
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| Barry Corbin | ... |
Captain
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| Joe Pantoliano | ... |
Scalese
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| Xander Berkeley | ... |
Stark
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Rob Roy | ... |
Dan Miller
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| Kaj-Erik Eriksen | ... |
Dougie Simpson
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| Tony Pantages | ... |
Vito
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Sam Malkin | ... |
Hostage Man
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Wes Tritter | ... |
Coffin Salesman
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Kim Kondrashoff | ... |
Michael Lutz
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| Paul Jarrett | ... |
Jonas Lutz
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Dee Jay Jackson | ... |
Spivak
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Paul Batten | ... |
Dr. Goldman
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Storyline
Nearing retirement, Dabney Coleman finds that he has a disease that will kill him within days. He then finds that his life insurance only pays off if he is killed in the line of duty. In order to leave something to his wife and children, Coleman becomes supercop, ignoring danger and trying his best to get killed. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Detective Burt Simpson thinks he's got two weeks to live. But if he can get killed in the line of duty, his family will be set for life. See more »Parents Guide:
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Asesíneme, por favor See more »Box Office
Gross:
$4,010,647 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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The building at the climax of the movie is the same one used in the climax of True Lies and many of the shots are similar to this later film. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: During the car chase underneath the elevated roadway, even the other cars not involved in the chase are running the stop signs. See more »
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