# Buying Time > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Buying_Time > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Buying_Time.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buying_Time > Source revision: 1339257961 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1988 Canadian film Buying Time Theatrical release poster Directed by Mitchell Gabourie Screenplay by Mitchell Gabourie Richard Gabourie Gordon McDonald Dean Gabourie Produced by Richard Gabourie Starring Jeff Schultz Laura Cruickshank Page Fletcher Leslie Toth Dean Stockwell Cinematography Manfred Guthe Edited by Michael Todd Music by David Krystal Production company Louis George Distributed by MGM/UA Communications Co. (through United Artists) Release dates December 2, 1988 (1988-12-02) (Canada) May 12, 1989 (1989-05-12) (United States) Running time 103 minutes Country Canada Language English ***Buying Time*** is a 1988 Canadian [action film](/source/Action_film) directed by Mitchell Gabourie and written by Mitchell Gabourie, [Richard Gabourie](/source/Richard_Gabourie), Gordon McDonald and Dean Gabourie. The film stars [Jeff Schultz](/source/Jeff_Schultz_(actor)), Laura Cruickshank, [Page Fletcher](/source/Page_Fletcher), Leslie Toth and [Dean Stockwell](/source/Dean_Stockwell). The film was released on May 12, 1989, by [United Artists](/source/United_Artists).[1][2] ## Plot A low-budget crime drama set in Toronto concerning a couple of likable petty thieves, Jabber and Reno ([Jeff Schultz](/source/Jeff_Schultz_(actor)) and Leslie Toth), who are forced by the police ([Dean Stockwell](/source/Dean_Stockwell)) to go undercover to discover who is killing the city's drug dealers. ## Cast - [Jeff Schultz](/source/Jeff_Schultz_(actor)) as Jabber - Laura Cruickshank as Jessica - [Page Fletcher](/source/Page_Fletcher) as Curtis - Leslie Toth as Reno - [Dean Stockwell](/source/Dean_Stockwell) as Detective Novak - [Wayne Robson](/source/Wayne_Robson) as Rolley - [Michael Rudder](/source/Michael_Rudder) as Cody - Susan Potvin as Stella - Martin Louis as Dez - Sonny Forbes as Rosie - Tony De Santis as Detective Delori - Michèle Duquet as Charlotte - [Eric Keenleyside](/source/Eric_Keenleyside) as Bartender - Thick Wilson as Supervisor - Louis Di Bianco as Scratch - Ann McMillan as Jabber's Mother - Sean Clattenburg as Young Boy - Gerry Pearson as Jimmy - Jessica Booker as Aunt Babs - [Christie MacFadyen](/source/Christie_MacFadyen) as Angela - Michael A. Miranda as Drug Buyer - John Rutter as Mover - Guy Sanvido as Storekeeper - Fred Booker as Mr. Wilkinson - Rob Wilton as Young Cop - Kevin Comrie as Young Boy #1 - Hugh Magness as Young Boy #2 - Lanes Overholt as Scratch's Girlfriend - Susan Brockie as Woman - Douglas Millwood as The Priest - Jim Paulson as Voice of Fight Commentator ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Buying Time (1989) - Overview - TCM.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129204444/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/442850/Buying-Time/). *Turner Classic Movies*. Archived from [the original](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/442850/buying-time) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Buying Time (1989) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie"](http://www.allmovie.com/movie/buying-time-v7693). *AllMovie*. Retrieved 1 November 2014. ## External links - [*Buying Time*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096998/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) This article about a 1980s action film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1980s-action-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1980s-action-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1980s-action-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Buying Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buying_Time) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buying_Time?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.