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Getting killed isn't as easy as it looks.
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As a result of a misdiagnosis, Detective Burt Simpson 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, and son, Dougie, 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.
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Directed by: Gregg Champion, Conrad E. Palmisano, John J. Connor
Written by: Michael Berry, John Blumenthal
Produced by: Todd Black, Michael Borofsky, Rob Cowan
Composed by: Ira Newborn
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