Find the Lady (1976 film)

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.

Find the Lady
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Trent
Produced byDavid Main
John Trent
Written byDavid Main
John Trent
StarringLawrence Dane
John Candy
Dick Emery
Peter Cook
Mickey Rooney
Alexandra Bastedo
Richard Monette
Bob Vinci
Ed McNamara
Tim Henry
Music byRobert Sharples
Distributed byDanton Films
Release date
  • November 11, 1976 (1976-11-11)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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.
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