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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

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A man (Anthony Newley) tries to win back his ex-wife (Stefanie Powers), whose builder husband wants to evict her mother.

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Horror fan 4 Mar 31 John candy was funny. Too bad he wasn't in the entire movie. I recognized Anthony newly from garbage pail kids. I'm anxious to see the spin off find the lady. Tim Treakle See more r 9 01/13/2023 Rather rubbish. 1975's 'It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time' is supposed to be a comedy but I can't say I laughed, or even really chuckled, once, it's a bit of a slog to sit through; despite a short run time of 90 minutes. A flick seemingly most known for being the second film role of John Candy, who I'm surprised to see got a spin-off from this with co-star Lawrence Dane - neither of them stood out to me to be honest, especially (the eventually great) Candy. Of the other cast members, Stefanie Powers is alright but Anthony Newley's character kinda irritated more than anything else unfortunately. I shall still check out spin-off 'Find the Lady', in hope more than expectation that it'll be better than this - presumably with Candy as lead, it stands more of a chance than it otherwise would to be fair. See more 10/29/2015 ok kinda funny a 2 yuck film See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A man (Anthony Newley) tries to win back his ex-wife (Stefanie Powers), whose builder husband wants to evict her mother.
Director
John Trent
Producer
David Perlmutter
Production Co
Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Quadrant Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 20, 2017
Runtime
1h 46m