Short Time

Burt Coleman is a police officer who is about to retire and is of course extra careful to prevent anything from happening to him before then, that all changes when he is accidentally diagnosed with a terminal illness during a routine check-up at the hospital and he wrongly thinks he only has a few days to live.

However, for the payment of his police life insurance he has to die in service so he takes all the risks and takes on the most dangerous police tasks to ensure that his family can collect the insurance money.

Often more drama than humor but the humor moments are entertaining.

Otherwise a somewhat different buddy cop film with some spectacular chases but not too exaggerated.

Terri garr is as always good casted as his wife.

I first saw this movie First Choice (at the time Canada's HBO) in the early 90's and immediately fell in love with it. Now in my mid 30's I have been lucky enough to find it on DVD to add to my collection. I am very happy as I understand that it is a hard to find DVD and I stumbled across it on amazon one day.

If you are lucky enough to be able to view this movie on DVD or on cable or whatever, have a look. I think just about anybody could enjoy this film as it is able to be very entertaining without being overly vulgar or violent.

This is a funny story about a cop who's physical results are mixed up with another patient and he is told that he is going to die in a short time. He then finds out that his life insurance only pays out if he dies on the job. You can imagine where it goes from there. This movie is funny from start to finish and is worth a look from any movie fan.

What can I say that has not already been said. This is a 1990 film that stands up well even today, in fact I'm surprised it has never been remade by the likes of Stallone or Willis. It's a genuinely funny movie with quite a straight forward story line. No bad languages or unnecessary nudety, just well written and brilliantly acted comic situations that support the movies main premise. Hard to find but really worth watching, a must see.

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.

Short Time is a 90 mins fun rollercoaster with Dabney Coleman at the center. It's extremely amusing and humorous and very well acted film that will only give you laughs.

Coleman is a cop who will be retiring in a week and does not want to take any risks so as to avoid any unfortunate event in his final days in workforce. But after getting diagnosed with an incurable disease his approach towards this short time on job completely changes as dying during the line of work will get him insurance that will secure his families future. But instead of dying, his valiant effort in field makes him the most reckless man on the police force, volunteering for dangerous assignments over the objections of his by-the-book partner.

Coleman's character Burt Simpson is way too hilarious and will make you jump off you seats. Burt's chemistry with his partner Ernie is awesome making their assignments in the movie a great watch.