Short Time
May 04, 1990 | IMDB 6.4
97 min Watch NowAction, Comedy, Crime
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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Police Story 2
Smokey and the Bandit
Year of the Dragon
New Jack City
Mad Dog and Glory
Alien Nation
Marked for Death
Now or Never
It Could Happen to You
Deadly Target
Bulletproof
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