It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
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Movie cover
Directed by John Trent
Screenplay byDavid Main
John Trent
Story byClaude Harz
John Trent
Produced byDavid Perlmutter
Starring Anthony Newley
Stefanie Powers
Isaac Hayes
Lloyd Bochner
Yvonne De Carlo
CinematographyHarry Makin
Edited byTony Lower
Music byWilliam McCauley
Distributed by Gemstone Entertainment
Release date
  • September 11, 1975 (1975-09-11)
Running time
90 minutes
Country Canada
LanguageEnglish

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time is a Canadian comedy film, directed by John Trent and released in 1975. [1] One of John Candy's earliest films, he plays the minor role of investigating police officer Kopek. However, for marketing/publicity reasons, Candy appears on the cover of the DVD release. Candy and Lawrence Dane's characters Kopek and Broom eventually spun off their own film, Find the Lady . [2]

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Plot

Sweeney is a playwright on a career decline. He spends much of his time wheedling money and beer out of his artistic friend Moriarty. One of his few highlights is weekly sex with his ex-wife Georgina. She is remarried to rich but vile construction developer Prince, but Sweeney and Georgina are still in love. Sweeney's escapades end with a fake kidnapping scam. This gets the attention of two inept police officers Broom and Kopek. These two end up dressed as garbage men in the chase scene finale and everything winds up with a happy ending. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN   1-894073-21-5. p. 109.
  2. ↑ Sid Adilman, "Candy is dandy in these sweetly comic classics". Toronto Star , November 15, 1996.
  3. ↑ Martin Knelman, "MOVIES: This one wasn't a good idea, ever". The Globe and Mail , September 11, 1975.


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