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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

Anthony Newley plays an over the top artist who takes a questionable path to fame and fortune. With John Candy playing the inept policeman sent to bring him in, the stage is set for hilarious action.

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  • "John Candy heads up a hysterical cast in this laugh a minute tale of a jealous husband and his attempts to keep his wife from leaving him. When Skeet vows to stop at nothing to win back his wife, he signs up for more than he bargained for and one by one his bungled plans descend into comedic chaos."
  • "Anthony Newley plays an over the top artist who takes a questionable path to fame and fortune. With John Candy playing the inept policeman sent to bring him in, the stage is set for hilarious action."@en
  • "Shows how a jealous husband can complicate the life of his ex-wife by using his inventiveness."@en
  • "In this Canadian comedy, a husband sleeps with his ex-wife on a weekly basis. The busy woman also has time to get involved with an aspiring politician whose career is on the rise."@en
  • "Sweeney (Newley) is an artist who is desperate for money, fame, and the love of his ex-wife. In order to regain her affection, he crashes receptions, kidnaps the mayor, impersonates a trashman, and dodges bullets from his ex-mother-in-law. Meanwhile, Detective Kopeck (John Candy) slips and trips down the trail of traps engineered by this "desperate" criminal."@en
  • "A con artist has his ex-wife get involved with a local politician, then arrange a faux kidnapping for a large ransom."@en
  • "Sweeney is an artist who is desperate for money, fame, and the love of his ex-wife. In order to regain her affection, he crashes receptions, kidnaps the mayor, impersonates a trashman, and dodges bullets from his ex-mother-in-law. Meanwhile, Detective Kopeck (John Candy) slips and trips down the trail of traps engineered by this "desperate" criminal."@en

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  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Independent films"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Comic caper films"@en
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Comedy films"@en

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  • "It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time"@en
  • "It seemed like a good idea at the time"
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