Top billed cast

1. 

   Anthony Newley

   Sweeney

2. 

   Stefanie Powers

   Georgina

3. 

   Isaac Hayes

   Moriarty

4. 

   Lloyd Bochner

   Burton

5. 

   Yvonne De Carlo

   Julia

6. 

   Henry Ramer

   Prince

7. 

   Lawrence Dane

   Broom

8. 

   John Candy

   Kopek

9. 

   Moya Fenwick

   Mrs. Chorley

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Reviews

A review by r96sk

Written by r96sk on 2023-01-13

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 anythin...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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