It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time is a Canadian comedy film, directed by John Trent and released in 1975.Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 109. 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.Sid Adilman, "Candy is dandy in these sweetly comic classics". Toronto Star, November 15, 1996.

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 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.Martin Knelman, "MOVIES: This one wasn't a good idea, ever". The Globe and Mail, September 11, 1975.

Cast

Anthony Newley as Sweeney Stefanie Powers as Georgina Isaac Hayes as Moriarty Lloyd Bochner as Burton Yvonne De Carlo as Julia Henry Ramer as Prince Lawrence Dane as Broom John Candy as Kopek Robert A. Silverman as Lawyer

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