It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1975)
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.It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time featuring Anthony Newley and Stefanie Powers is free on Tubi, and free on PlutoTV. It's a comedy movie with a low IMDb audience rating of 3.7 (369 votes).
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#43332 Ranked in Comedy Movies
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time has a low IMDb audience rating of 3.7 (369 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.
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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.