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Overview

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5.9/10   726 votes
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Director:
Gregg Champion
Writers (WGA):
John Blumenthal (written by) &
Michael Berry (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 May 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Getting killed ain't as easy as it looks. more
Plot:
Nearing retirement, Dabney Coleman finds that he has a disease that will kill him within days. He then... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
A shatteringly, heartfelt story more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Dabney Coleman and Barry Corbin stared together in _WarGames_ in 1983. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the car chase scene, Burt's red police car loses the front windshield, then later in the chase scene the car is seen again with the windshield intact. more
Quotes:
Captain: And any short time goof-off that doesn't bust his ass to bring this guy in, is going to be as popular around this precinct as a reggae band at a Ku Klux Klan rally. more
Movie Connections:
Remade as Lee Dae-ro, jook-eul soon eobs-da (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Roll With It more

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1 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
A shatteringly, heartfelt story, 17 May 2003
10/10
Author: grubnelium from walnut creek

A man finds that he has little time to live. He discovers that his love and feelings are the only tools he needs, and he gains the courage to further the development of his situation and opens the doorway to the realization that all his dreams can come true if he lives his life by day to day.

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Burt and Ernie, Together Again! hotcupofjava-1
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