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Buying Time
''Buying Time'' is a 1989 Canadian action film directed by Mitchell Gabourie and written by Mitchell Gabourie, Richard Gabourie, Gordon McDonald and Dean Gabourie. The film stars Jeff Schultz, Laura Cruickshank, Page Fletcher, Leslie Toth and Dean Stockwell. The film was released on May 12, 1989, by United Artists. Plot A low-budget crime drama set in Toronto concerning a couple of likable petty thieves, Jabber and Reno ( Jeff Schultz and Leslie Toth), who are forced by the police (Dean Stockwell Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021) was an American actor with a career spanning seven decades. As a child actor under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he first came to the public's attention in films including '' Anchors ...) to go undercover to discover who is killing the city's drug dealers. Cast References External links * 1989 films English-language Canadian films United Artists films Canadian action films 1989 action films 1980s Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Gabourie
Richard Gabourie (April 30, 1939 – October 11, 2004) was a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film producer, most noted for winning the Canadian Film Award for Best Actor in 1978 for '' Three Card Monte''. Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Gabourie worked as a stockbroker as a young man before studying acting at Toronto's Academy of Theatre Arts."RICHARD GABOURIE, PRODUCER 1939-2004: In 1978, the former stockbroker set the domestic movie industry on its ear with his first film. Skilled in the art of raising funds, he rode the first wave of Canadian filmmaking". '' The Globe and Mail'', October 26, 2004. Initially cast in bit parts and commercials, he eventually decided that with the Canadian film industry still relatively limited in its output, his best chance at getting a bigger and better part was to create one for himself, and worked for three years to write and make ''Three Card Monte''. At the Canadian Film Awards, he won the award for Best Actor and the Wendy Michener Award. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Schultz (actor)
''North of Pittsburgh'' is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Richard Martin and released in 1992. The film stars Jeff Schultz as Tony Andretti, an aimless slacker living in Pittsburgh who supports himself smuggling marijuana to Canada. After bungling a delivery and being forced to go on the run, he decides to take his estranged grandmother Rosa (Viveca Lindfors) on a quest to seek financial compensation for her husband's death of black lung disease after a lifetime working as a coal miner."Movie shooting involves making Vancouver look like Pittsburgh". ''Vancouver Sun'', January 18, 1991. Martin's father, comedian Dick Martin, also has a small role in the film as the president of the coal mining company. The film's cast also includes John Cassini, Jay Brazeau, Robert Clothier, James Purcell and Babz Chula. The film was shot primarily in Vancouver, British Columbia, with some location shooting in Pittsburgh. Award nominations The film garnered seven Genie Award nominatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Page Fletcher
Charles Page Fletcher (born 25 February 1951) is a Canadian actor who has starred in films and on television. He is best known for his role on the 1980s hit HBO TV series '' The Hitchhiker'' as the main title character from 1984–1990 and for playing RoboCop in the TV mini series '' RoboCop: Prime Directives''. Biography The son of Ron and Peggy (née Fulton), Fletcher was born and grew up in Bass River, Nova Scotia. His first feature film was in the 1982 horror movie '' Humongous'' as Tom Rice. His other films include '' American Nightmare'' (1983), '' Martha, Ruth, & Edie'' (1988), and '' Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics'' (1989). Page starred in the 2000 TV mini series '' RoboCop: Prime Directives'' as Alex Murphy/RoboCop, his most recent project was in the 2002 TV movie '' Haven't We Met Before?''. Fletcher has made guest appearances on episodes of ''The Beachcombers'', '' Street Legal'', ''Forever Knight'', ''Lexx'', '' Earth: Final Conflict'', and ''Night Heat ''Nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Stockwell
Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021) was an American actor with a career spanning seven decades. As a child actor under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he first came to the public's attention in films including '' Anchors Aweigh'' (1945), '' The Green Years'' (1946), '' Gentleman's Agreement'' (1947), '' The Boy with Green Hair'' (1948), and ''Kim'' (1950). As a young adult, he had a lead role in the 1957 Broadway and 1959 screen adaptation of '' Compulsion;'' and in 1962 he played Edmund Tyrone in the film version of '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', for which he won two Best Actor Awards at the Cannes Film Festival. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his starring role in the 1960 film version of D. H. Lawrence's '' Sons and Lovers''. He appeared in supporting roles in such films as ''Dune'' (1984), ''Paris, Texas'' (1984), '' To Live and Die in L.A.'' (1985), '' Blue Velvet'' (1986), '' Beverly Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Artists
United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the studio was premised on allowing actors to control their own interests, rather than being dependent upon commercial studios. UA was repeatedly bought, sold, and restructured over the ensuing century. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired the studio in 1981 for a reported $350 million ($ billion today). On September 22, 2014, MGM acquired a controlling interest in entertainment companies One Three Media and Lightworkers Media, then merged them to revive United Artists' television production unit as United Artists Media Group (UAMG). However, on December 14 of the following year, MGM wholly acquired UAMG and folded it into MGM Television. United Artists was again revived in 2018 as United Artists Digital Studios. Mirror, the joint distribution ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life-threatening situations, a dangerous villain, or a pursuit which usually concludes in victory for the hero. Advancements in computer-generated imagery (CGI) have made it cheaper and easier to create action sequences and other visual effects that required the efforts of professional stunt crews in the past. However, reactions to action films containing significant amounts of CGI have been mixed, as some films use CGI to create unrealistic, highly unbelievable events. While action has long been a recurring component in films, the "action film" genre began to develop in the 1970s along with the increase of stunts and special effects. This genre is closely associated with the thriller and adventure genres and may also contain elements of d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Robson
Wayne Robson (April 29, 1946 – April 4, 2011) was a Canadian television, stage, voice and film actor known for playing the part of Mike Hamar, an ex-convict and sometime thief, on the Canadian sitcom ''The Red Green Show'' from 1993 to 2006, as well as in the 2002 film ''Duct Tape Forever''. Robson was also known as the escape artist character Rennes, "the Wren", from the 1997 science fiction film ''Cube''. He was in the episode “A Miracle of a Rare Device” on The Ray Bradbury Theater in 1989. Background Robson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He began his acting career on stage there, but moved with his family to Toronto, Ontario, where he continued stage acting and appeared in Canadian television commercials in the 1970s. After receiving several small character roles in films such as ''McCabe & Mrs. Miller'' (1971) and ''Popeye (film), Popeye'' (1980), Robson starred in the 1984 film ''The Grey Fox'' for which he was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Supporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rudder
Michael Rudder (born June 14, 1950) is a Canadian film, television, theatre and voice actor. Rudder was injured in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. Acting work Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Rudder was a Genie Award nominee in 1989 for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Buying Time''. His film credits include '' Scanners II: The New Order'', '' Breaking All the Rules'', '' The Adventures of Pluto Nash'', '' One Eyed King'', '' Taken'', ''Blindside'' and '' Splinter Cell'', and his television credits include episodes of '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', '' The Hunger'', '' Are You Afraid of the Dark?'', '' The Hitchhiker'', ''Katts and Dog'', '' Urban Angel'', '' War of the Worlds'' and the Canadian series '' Night Heat''. Rudder is a well-known voice actor for such video games as ''Prince of Persia'', '' Far Cry'', '' Jagged Alliance'', '' Splinter Cell'', '' Deus Ex: Human Revolution'', and ''Assassin's Creed''. He also does voices on several animated TV shows such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Keenleyside
Eric Keenleyside (born October 11, 1957) is a Canadian actor. Early life Eric was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, grew up in London, Ontario, and spent time in Brisbane, Australia. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (acting) from the University of Windsor (Ontario, Canada) in 1980 and apprenticed at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. He has lived and worked in Toronto, Los Angeles, and Vancouver. Career In the early and mid 1990s he appeared in series such as ''Street Justice'', '' Hawkeye'', ''Madison'', '' Highlander: The Series'' and ''Titanic''. In 1999, he appeared in Guy Ferland's comedy film '' Delivered''. He appeared in an episode of ''The King of Queens'' in 2000. In 2006, Keenleyside appeared in the TV film '' Murder on Pleasant Drive''. In 2007 he played Robert Doherty in the short-lived ABC series '' Traveler'' and in 2010 played Bob Overton in the series ''Hellcats''. In 2013 he starred in the direct-to-video action film '' The Package'' alongside "Stone Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie MacFadyen
Christie MacFadyen is a Canadian actress best known for appearing in the film '' The Top of His Head''.Marc Horton, "Mystery-love story makes for obscure but rewarding film". ''Edmonton Journal'', May 11, 1990. Selected filmography * '' The Top of His Head'' (1989) * '' Swoon'' (1992) * '' Spare Me'' (1992) * '' Left Behind: The Movie'' (2000) * '' Clean Rite Cowboy'' (2000) * ''Too Much Sex'' (2000) * '' Left Behind II: Tribulation Force'' (2002) * '' Ararat'' (2002) * ''Good Fences ''Good Fences'' is a 2003 American comedy-drama television film directed by Ernest Dickerson and written by Trey Ellis, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by his wife Erika Ellis. The film is about the stresses of prejudice on an upwardly ...'' (2003) References External links * Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Canada-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Films
The year 1989 involved many significant films. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1989 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia, for $20 million. Basinger would lose the town to her partner in the deal, the pension fund of Chicago-based Ameritech Corp., in 1993 after being forced to file for bankruptcy when a California judge ordered her to pay $7.4 million for refusing to honor a verbal contract to star in the film '' Boxing Helena''. * A director's cut of '' Lawrence of Arabia'' is released with a 227-minute length. The restoration was undertaken by Robert A. Harris under the supervision of director David Lean. * April 23 – '' Field of Dreams'', starring Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, and Burt Lancaster, is released. * May 24 – ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' is released. It is the third installment of the Indiana Jones series. * June 13 – The James Bond film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Canadian Films
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic ( Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
