Short Time (1990)

• Year: 1990
• Released: 04 May 1990
• Country: United States, Canada
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100604/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/short_time
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
• Runtime: 97 min
• Writer: John Blumenthal, Michael Berry
• Director: Gregg Champion
• Cast: Dabney Coleman, Matt Frewer, Teri Garr
• Keywords: retirement, cop,

	6.4/10
	29% – Critics
	53% – Audience

Short Time Storyline

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.—John Vogel

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A Better movie than you’d think

Dabney Coleman plays a cop getting into his “short time” just before retirement. Knowing what we do about police movies, we understand why he’s careful and plays it safe. During a routine blood test, he finds out he has a terminal disease and his insurance will only pay out to his estranged wife and son if he dies in the line of duty. From that setup, we get a marvelous performance by Coleman. Matt Frewer as his new partner is wonderful as well. Everyone gives a solid performance here, even Coleman’s unmarked cruiser in a amazing chase sequence. If you happen to see this one coming up on TV, give it a try. I think you’ll like it.

Dark Humor Has Some Good Moments

I found this to be a very entertaining comedy-suspense film with some wild action.

Until the movie “Ronin” came out in the late ’90s, the car-chase scene in this movie was the best I had ever seen on film. It still may be the best – you have to see it to believe it!

Basically, this is simply a dark humor film in which a cop, “Burt Simpson” (Coleman) deals with real – or imaginary – imminent death.

Thinking he’s dying, he takes ridiculous chances, actually hoping he gets killed so his kid gets insurance. Of course, he survives….and how he does is hilarious. Beware, though: this is not family viewing with the high amount of profanity.

This movie needs to be out on DVD!

It’s not easy getting yourself killed

A police detective learns he is dying from a disease and decides to get himself killed in the line of duty so his wife and son can receive a handsome sum of money upon his demise. But getting himself killed is way harder than he thought. Although the film slows way too much down in the second half and gets overly sentimental there’s more than a fair share of laughs to compensate. Dabney Coleman is terrific as usual and the rest of the cast support him well. Well worth catching.