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Short Time

When a police detective thinks he is dying and learns that his life insurance pays out more if he dies in the line of duty, he tries to make that happen.

Burt Simpson (Dabney Coleman) is nearing retirement and he 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, Simpson becomes super cop, ignoring danger and trying his best to get killed.

Info about Short Time

Studio(s): 20th Century Fox, Gladden Entertainment

Originally Released: United States, May 04, 1990

Budget: $9,000,000.00

Genres:Comedy, Crime, Drama, Action