- HD 1080
- Runtime: 97m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Director: Gregg Champion
- Stars: Dabney Coleman, Matt Frewer, Teri Garr, Barry Corbin, Joe Pantoliano
- keywords: retirement, cop
- Production_studio: 20th Century Fox, Gladden Entertainment
- Slogan: Getting killed isn't as easy as it looks.
- The Short Time is featured in the top rankings of 1990
- #46 in Top Comedy Movies of 1990
- #29 in Top Action Movies of 1990
- #30 in Top Crime Movies of 1990
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.
