| It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | |
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The movie cover for It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time. |
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| Directed by | John Trent |
| Produced by | David Perlmutter |
| Written by | Claude Harz David Main John Trent |
| Starring | Anthony Newley Stefanie Powers John Candy |
| Music by | William McCauley |
| Distributed by | Gemstone Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | September 11, 1975 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Language | English |
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time is a 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.
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 Georgia (Stefanie Powers). She is in an unhappy marriage with a successful construction contractor (Henry Ramer).
Georgia's husband inexplicably wants to tear down his mother-in-law's house. Georgia works to oppose this, she trades sexual favors for influence with mayoral candidate Burton (Lloyd Bochner).
Sweeney's escapades end with a fake kidnapping scam. This gets the attention of two inept police officers, played by John Candy and Lawrence Dane. These two end up dressed as garbage men in the chase scene finale; everything winds up with a happy ending.