Real Time is a comedic drama about a compulsive gambler given one hour to live by the man hired to kill him.
Acting
Randy Quaid unhinged meets Jay Baruchel at peak anxious energy.
Writing
Real-time structure that actually earns its tension without gimmicks.
Direction
Randall Cole's tight control keeps two guys in a car compelling.
Director
Randall Cole
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely in Hamilton, Ontario on a shoestring budget, with most locations found days before filming.
The real-time structure was inspired by High Noon, but Cole inverted it — instead of a hero racing to save the town, a loser races to save nothing.
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