It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

A failing playwright named Sweeney schemes a fake kidnapping to get his ex-wifes attention, but it attracts the attention of two bungling police officers. It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time is a 1975 English-language Comedy film featuring Anthony Newley, Stefanie Powers, Isaac Hayes, Lloyd Bochner, Yvonne De Carlo, John Candy and Steve Meek. It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time was Produced by David Perlmutter. It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time is written by Claude Harz, David Main and John Trent and it is directed by John Trent. Gemstone Entertainment acquired the distribution rights for the film. It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time was released on 11th September 1975 and takes a screen time of 90 minutes. The music was composed by William Mccauley.