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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time is a film of genre Comedy released in USA on 1 september 1976 with Anthony Newley

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1975)

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
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Released in USA 1 september 1976
Length 1h30
Genres Comedy
Rating37% 1.8896851.8896851.8896851.8896851.889685

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time is a Canadian comedy film that was released in 1975. It was one of John Candy's earlier films before he came to the attention of the mainstream. He plays the minor role of an investigating police officer. However, for marketing/publicity reasons, Candy appears on the cover of the DVD release.

Synopsis

Sweeney (Anthony Newley) is a playwright on a career decline. He spends much of his time wheedling money and beer out of his artistic friend Moriarty (Isaac Hayes). One of his few highlights is weekly sex with his ex-wife Georgina (Stefanie Powers). She is remarried to a rich but vile construction developer (Henry Ramer), but Sweeney and Georgina are still in love.

Actors

Anthony Newley

(Sweeney)Stefanie Powers

(Georgina)John Candy

(Kopek)Isaac Hayes

(Moriarty)Lloyd Bochner

(Burton)
And :
Yvonne De Carlo
Lawrence Dane
Robert A. Silverman
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