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As a result of a misdiagnosis, Detective Burt Simpson (Dabney Coleman) 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 (Teri Garr), and son, Dougie (Kaj-Erik Eriksen), 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, Ernie Dills (Matt Frewer).
  • Rating:
    PG-13
  • Genre:
    drama, comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Gregg Champion
  • Producer:
    Todd Black
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $3.5M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Gladden Entertainment
  • Sound Mix:
    Stereo

Cast & Crew

Dabney Coleman
Burt Simpson
Matt Frewer
Ernie Dills
Teri Garr
Carolyn Simpson
Barry Corbin
Captain
Joe Pantoliano
Scalese
Xander Berkeley
Stark
Rob Roy
Dan Miller
Kaj-Erik Eriksen
Dougie Simpson
Dee Jay Jackson
Spivak
Shawn Clements
Older Dougie
Gregg Champion
Director
Todd Black
Producer
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  • Mar 15, 2011
    A cop a few days away from retirement, finds out that he has only a few days to live and that his insurance policy only pays out if he dies in the line of duty...so he goes all Mel Gibson trying to die in a blaze of glory. Hilarity ensues.
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