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Short Time (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1956 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Gregg Champion

Written By:
John Blumenthal (written by) &
Michael Berry (written by)

Actors:
Dabney Coleman ..... Burt Simpson
Matt Frewer ..... Ernie Dills
Teri Garr ..... Carolyn Simpson
Barry Corbin ..... Captain
Joe Pantoliano ..... Scalese
Xander Berkeley ..... Carl Stark
Rob Roy ..... Dan Miller
Kaj-Erik Eriksen ..... Dougie Simpson
Tony Pantages ..... Vito
Sam Malkin ..... Hostage Man
Wes Tritter ..... Coffin Salesman
Kim Kondrashoff ..... Michael Lutz
Paul Jarrett ..... Jonas Lutz
Dee Jay Jackson ..... Spivak (as Deejay Jackson)
Paul Batten ..... Dr. Goldman

Synopsis:

Gregg Champion, the son of dance stars Marge and Gower Champion, made his feature film directorial debut with this sitcom-influenced cop comedy. Dabney Coleman stars as Burt Simpson, a police detective one week short of retirement, who is told he has a rare blood disease called Wechsler's Curtain and that he will be dead within two weeks. Before receiving the dire news, Burt was the kind of guy who made it a point to be cautious when in pursuit of criminals. He also was unable to tell his wife (Teri Garr) that he loved her. But now that he has only two weeks to live, Burt undergoes a complete personality reversal -- much to the shock of his partner Ernie Dills (Matt Frewer). Burt throws his well-known caution to the wind and volunteers for double-duty in the city's most dangerous neighborhood to take on the notorious psychotic Carl Stark (Xander Berkeley). The reason for this sudden turnaround? Burt figures that if he is killed in the line of duty, his son can go to Harvard on the $320,000 worth of department insurance, rather than die after retirement and collect a paltry $22,000 on his regular insurance policy. Paradoxically, Burt finds that comedy is easy but dying is hard.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 12 December, 2005.

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