About this episode

The episode discusses the 1990 film Short Time, starring Dabney Coleman, exploring its themes and why it hasn't been remade.

A bit of an odd duck from 1990: Dabney Coleman's leading turn in Short Time, the tale of a cop who thinks he's dying and needs to die on duty to earn his life insurance. Is this just Last Holiday? Why has this not been remade yet? Why can't this movie pick a lane? All this and more! Want more Dissecting the 80s? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to unlock dozens of bonus episodes right away! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Dabney Coleman, Terri Gar, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

People in this episode

Hosts: Tripp Laino, Andrew Laino

Topics covered

• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Short Time, Last Holiday

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