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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

09/11/1975

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1hr 30min

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Comedy

A gilt-edged wacky comedy

STORY

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 Georgia. She is remarried to a rich but vile construction developer, but Sweeney and Gorgina are still in love.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Anthony Newley
  • Stefanie Powers
  • Isaac Hayes
  • Lloyd Bochner
  • Yvonne De Carlo

    Director

  • John Trent

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Quadrant Films
  • Canadian Film Development Corporation

    Production Countries

  • Canada

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Anthony Newley

Sweeney

Stefanie Powers

Georgina

Isaac Hayes

Moriarty

Lloyd Bochner

Burton

Yvonne De Carlo

Julia

Henry Ramer

Prince

Lawrence Dane

Broom

John Candy

Kopek

Moya Fenwick

Mrs. Chorley

Anne Marie Sten

Big Red

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