It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time [Import]

Dirt-poor artist Sweeney (Anthony Newley) loses his golddigger wife Georgina (Stefanie Powers) to a rich uptown bore and, with help from pal Moriarty (Isaac Hayes), hatches a nutty kidnap and extortion scheme to win her back. Canadian comedy co-stars Lloyd Bochner, Yvonne De Carlo; John Candy plays a manic policeman in his first film role. AKA: "Good Idea." 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Region Free