Short Time (1990) on Netflix
PG-1319901h 37mActionComedyCrime
Detective Burt Simpson is told he has weeks to live after a misdiagnosis. His police insurance pays his family only if he dies on duty, so he volunteers for dangerous assignments.
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Plot summary
Burt Simpson is a Seattle detective close to retirement who worries about money for his family; he wants his son Dougie to attend Harvard one day. His care with risk has slowed his police work and hurt his relationships with his partner Ernie Dills and his ex-wife Carolyn. A hospital blood test leads doctors to tell Burt he has a rare blood disease and only weeks left. He then finds that his police insurance pays out to his family only if he is killed on duty.
Cast
- Tony Pantagesas Vito
