It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1975)
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Sweeney (Anthony Newley) is a playwright on a career decline. He spends much of his time wheedling money and beer out of his artistic friend Moriarty (Isaac Hayes). One of his few highlights is weekly sex with his ex-wife Georgia (Stefanie Powers). She is remarried to a rich but vile construction developer (Henry Ramer), but Sweeney and Gorgina are still in love.
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Anthony NewleySweeney
Stefanie PowersGeorgina
Isaac HayesMoriarty
Lloyd BochnerBurton
Yvonne De CarloJulia
Henry RamerPrince
Lawrence DaneBroom
John CandyKopekMoya FenwickAnne Marie Sten
Robert A. SilvermanRoy WordsworthMovie DNA
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Sweeney (Anthony Newley) is a playwright on a career decline. He spends much of his time wheedling money and beer out of his artistic friend Moriarty (Isaac Hayes). One of his few highlights is weekly sex with his ex-wife Georgia (Stefanie Powers). She is remarried to a rich but vile construction developer (Henry Ramer), but Sweeney and Gorgina are still in love.
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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time has a runtime of 90 minutes.
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