Movie·1975·90 min

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

Name: It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1975-09-11
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Anthony Newley, Stefanie Powers, Isaac Hayes, Lloyd Bochner, Yvonne De Carlo

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time streams in the US on IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix and 5 more apps, as of October 6, 2026.

A gilt-edged wacky comedy

3.3 / 10 · TMDB

Comedy

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.

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