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I'm trying like crazy to remember a movie I saw YEARS ago.  Probably in the 90s  (kinda sad some of you probably don't remember much of those years!)

The movie has a cop, who goes to the hospital for a check up for something.  A guy applying to be a bus driver is there the same time.  He asks if he smoked one joint if it would show up in his drug screen.  The cop tells him probably.  So the bus driver switches charts.

Turns out the Bus Driver has a fatal disease and is going to die.  But since the charts were switched the cop thinks, HE'S going to die.  And the cop finds out that his life insurance is only able to be collected if he's killed in the line of duty.  So he takes suicide type missions and ends up becoming a hero in the department.

It's a comedy.

Never seen it... googled bus driver, cop, dying, movie and came up wtih this.....


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100604/usercomments   

"Burt Simpson, a police detective, mistakenly learns he's dying of a rare disease, but his estranged wife and family will not get the life insurance unless he dies in the line of duty. Throughout the movie he goes extreme with his police work to carry that out. Who knew that veteran character-actor Coleman could pull off such a action-oriented role? He is excellent at both the comedic and dramatic scenes, unlike many actors who perform in this genre. He also has great chemistry with Matt Frewer who plays his partner Ernie. (Burt and Ernie, ha ha!) There is much characterization that we don't often see in action movies.

The circumstances of his false knowledge are very funny. Everyone's reaction to why the hell he is doing this extreme stuff is hilarious, especially after the hostage crisis. This plot does begin a burnout towards the very end, but at least its a short enough movie that it didn't get idiotic. And keep an eye out for what might be one of the most spectacular movie car chases ever. I truly think it ranks up there with "Bullit" and "The French Connection". As for the movie poster, well, lets say it should have shown something different.

Short Time is an action movie with terrific acting, a meaningful story, and top-dollar action. There hasn't been one like that in a Long Time."

That is EXACTLY the right one!!  I googled Cop, Bus Driver, and switched charts.

I can't believe you found it and you didn't even know what you're looking for!!!!!

Thanks a million now I can sleep!

 :D :D :D

only you DT would lose sleep over this. lmao.

It's all I could think about all day!  I was thinking about it all day at work, then I came home posted this up, and started searching.  Called my dad (he's a big movie guy too).  THEN I had to go up to Emily's dad's place where all I could do was think about it.  I get home all pissed because I still don't know it.  Emily wants to go to bed, but I am DETERMINED to figure out the damn movie.

Thank you Jill, and Emily thanks you too.

LOL, No problem.  Glad I could help out.  I hate that when you have something stuck in your head.