''Buying Time'' is a 1988 Canadian

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directed by Mitchell Gabourie and written by Mitchell Gabourie,

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, Gordon McDonald and Dean Gabourie. The film stars Jeff Schultz, Laura Cruickshank,

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 ...

, Leslie Toth and

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. The film was released on May 12, 1989, by

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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 (

) to go undercover to discover who is killing the city's drug dealers.

Cast

References

External links

* 1988 films 1988 action films 1980s English-language films 1980s Canadian films 1988 crime drama films English-language Canadian films United Artists films Canadian action films English-language action films Films set in Toronto {{1980s-action-film-stub