Find the Lady (1976 film)

Find the Lady
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Trent
Written by	David Main John Trent
Produced by	David Main John Trent
Starring	Lawrence Dane John Candy Dick Emery Peter Cook Mickey Rooney Alexandra Bastedo Richard Monette Bob Vinci Ed McNamara Tim Henry
Music by	Robert Sharples
Distributed by	Danton Films
Release date	November 11, 1976 (1976-11-11)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Find the Lady is a 1976 comedy film directed by John Trent.[1] It was one of the earliest films in which John Candy stars. The plot involves kidnapping schemes all involving the same woman except the wrong woman gets taken and the right one runs away with her boyfriend.

The film is a spin-off of the earlier film It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, which features the Kopek (Candy) and Broom (Lawrence Dane) characters in a subplot.

The cast also includes Ed McNamara, Hugh Webster, Delroy Lindo and Mickey Rooney.

Reception

The Calgary Herald wrote, "Find the Lady is a numbskull number about as funny as a slice of pizza in a hat... A British-Canadian co-production, Find the Lady stumbles from one worn-out comedy chestnut to another. There is the off-key opera singer, the transvestite who complains that life is a 'drag', lots of dumb blonds, and even dumber cops."[2]

References

1. Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 77.
2. Hogg, Carol (November 20, 1976). "'Great White Father' to the rescue and an unfunny lady hunt". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

External links

• Find the Lady at IMDb
• Find the Lady at Rotten Tomatoes