Short Time
“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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Cast
43 people
Dabney Coleman
Burt Simpson
Known for
Boardwalk Empire
WarGames
Matt Frewer
Ernie Dills
Known for
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
The Order
Teri Garr
Carolyn Simpson
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Dumb and Dumber
Barry Corbin
Captain
Known for
No Country for Old Men
One Tree Hill
Joe Pantoliano
Scalese
Known for
Memento
The Matrix
Xander Berkeley
Stark
Known for
Nikita
The Walking Dead
Kaj-Erik Eriksen
Dougie Simpson
Known for
The 4400
See No Evil 2
Sam Malkin
Hostage Man
Known for
Videodrome
The Last Frontier
Paul Jarrett
Jonas Lutz
Known for
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Stand
Rob Roy
Dan Miller
Known for
The Fly II
Criminal Law
Kim Kondrashoff
Michael Lutz
Known for
It
Titanic
Tony Pantages
Vito
Known for
Stakeout
Gregg Champion Director · William Davies Writer Michael Berry Writer
Worldwide gross $4M · United States release May 4, 1990 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,010,647
Production
Gladden Entertainment
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 4, 1990
Theatrical
South Korea
November 17, 1990 · Theatrical
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