Movie, comedy made in late 80s cop try to get killed on duty to collect benefits?

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

Nearing retirement, Dabney Coleman finds that he has a disease that will kill him within days. He then finds that his life insurance only pays off if he is killed in the line of duty. In order to leave something to his wife and children, Coleman becomes supercop, ignoring danger and trying his best to get killed. Written by John Vogel {[e-mail]}