Short Time
Getting killed isn't as easy as it looks.
6.5(60) 1990-05-04 97 minActionComedyCrime
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.
DirectorGregg Champion
WriterMichael Berry
WriterJohn Blumenthal
ProducerTodd Black
ProducerCourtney Silberberg
Original Music ComposerIra Newborn
WriterWilliam Davies
Cast & characters
Dabney Coleman
as Burt Simpson
Matt Frewer
as Ernie Dills
Teri Garr
as Carolyn Simpson
Barry Corbin
as Captain
Joe Pantoliano
as Scalese
Xander Berkeley
as Stark
Kaj-Erik Eriksen
as Dougie Simpson
Sam Malkin
as Hostage Man
Paul Jarrett
as Jonas Lutz
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Rob Roy
as Dan Miller
Kim Kondrashoff
as Michael Lutz
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Tony Pantages
as Vito
Dee Jay Jackson
as Spivak
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Wes Tritter
as Coffin Salesman
Paul Batten
as Dr. Goldman
Kevin McNulty
as Dr. Drexler
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Shawn Clements
as Older Dougie
Betty Phillips
as Clerk
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Jack Ammon
as Elderly Man
Enid Saunders
as Elderly Woman
Dwight Koss
as Car Salesman
Russell Roberts
as Waiter
Meredith Bain Woodward
as Psychiatrist
Brenda Crichlow
as Nurse
