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Original title:Find the Lady
Category:Movie / Comedy
Released:1976
Director:John Trent
Actors:Lawrence Dane,John Candy,Ed McNamara
Writer:David Main,John Trent
Budget:CAD 895,000
Duration:1h 40min
Video type:Movie

Rating 4.1: Votes 148

1976 Lawrence Dane John Candy Ed McNamara John Trent

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The daughter of a wealthy businessman has been kidnapped, and the chief of police, under a lot of pressure to find her as soon as possible, assigns officers Kopek and Broom to track her down and bring her back safe and sound. What nobody on the police force realizes is that the kidnapping was meant to be a fake: the girl's father hired a couple of mafia goons to stage a kidnapping, so that he could use the ransom money to pay off his gambling debts. Unfortunately for him, the hired thugs get the wrong girl. While this should been fairly easy to resolve, the daughter has decided to run off with her boyfriend, after which she actually does get kidnapped by someone else. To add to the complications, a third party is also claiming to be holding her for ransom. Somehow, the bumbling pair of officers has to wade through this mess and find the lady.

Last feature film of Dick Emery.

Second comedy movie in which Lawrence Dale and John Candy played two bumbling cops. They previously did this in the film_It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time ) (1975)_.

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Author: Captain America

Before John Candy was really famous, he starred in this rather silly Canadian movie about a series of kidnappings. He plays police officer Kopek, investigating the kidnappings and getting into a bunch of loopy situations along the way. The only other cast member whom I recognized was Mickey Rooney, playing a trigger-happy hit-man named Trigger (although apparently, Peter Cook also starred).

Overall, "Find the Lady" is nothing special, mostly a series of gags, but it's pretty fun, especially the end scene. I guess that you could say that it backs up what Michael Moore always says: Canada is the greatest place on earth.

Author: Ral

It's generally the case that putting together a great international cast does not a great movie make. This is borne out by this dire 'comedy' that, on paper, looks like a winner but on screen is tired, dull and yields zero laughs. The comedy element relies on lots of people falling over, especially John Candy, and a script that contains no jokes whatsoever. It's embarrassing to see the likes of Peter Cook walking through the film almost comatose. One would think the producers were trying to cash in on the 'Pink Panther' movies, with many similarities in the style and story, heavy reliance on slapstick humour, and the two bungling detectives. They don't even come close. Perhaps the only interest is to see the bizarre pairing of Mickey Rooney and Dick Emery as the films' gangster villains.

Author: Gelgen

Seeing John Candy on the front cover of this movie might give you a sense this would be a hilarious comedy, unfortunately this isn't the case for this one. This is an early acting appearance for Candy when he still made movies in Canada. He plays a bumbling cop who, along with partner Lawrence Dane, tries to solve a complicated kidnapping case involving the disappearance of a businessman's daughter.

The casting is suitable for a movie like this: Peter Cook, Mickey Rooney, and Dick Emery as the bad guys and plenty of product placement for the Canadian pizza chain Pizza Pizza. There's not many laugh-out-loud moments in this film, aside from a few instances of physical comedy, but it's, at least, watchable.

Author: Vaua

This isn't the worst comedy of all-time, but that is about the best thing that I can say about this pathetic film. I didn't laugh once, or even smile once during this bomb. There was usually something going on on-screen, so I didn't get TOO bored, but most of the jokes here were simply awful. The final sequence is nothing more than a long series of people falling through doors and stumbling all over the place. Needless to say, it was a fitting way to end a movie that was impossible for me to like.

Author: The Apotheoses of Lacspor

Here are several things you'll learn from watching this incredibly dated 'comedy': 1)Gay men are effeminate and love to wear drag, 2)Asian people are inscrutable, super intelligent, and are accompanied by 'Oriental' musical motifs wherever they go; 3)Afro-Caribbean men are especially hilarious when referred to as 'schwarzers' and wear white face; 4)Italian men are all named Mario and Luigi and work in pizza parlours - additionally, they are extremely emotional and speak with their hands. Here's the most important lesson taught by Find the Lady: it's not a very funny movie. In fact, I barely cracked a smile during the film, despite the presence of such note-worthies as Mickey Rooney, Peter Cook, and John Candy. Oh, and Delroy Lindo as Sam, the poor schlep forced to 'white up'. All in all, a very typical example of seventies Canadian cinema.

Author: Andriodtargeted

with john candy, mickey rooney and peter cook you wouldn't blame me for hoping something interesting would happen. it didn't. what a mutt!

insipid jokes, terrible music, lousy lighting as well as the cheap and nasty location shoots, all give early indications of where canadian film making was headed. this is the film culture that flowered with "porky's".

don't watch this film. i beg you.

the gong sound everytime the chinese guy enters the room may be the most tasteless bit of the picture, but i don't know. anyone see anything less tasteful in there?

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Lawrence Dane	-	Broom
	John Candy	-	Kopek
	Ed McNamara	-	Kaminsky
	Robert McHeady	-	Reilly
	Harry Spiegel	-	Frankel
	Laurie Seto	-	Flanagan
	Michael Kirby	-	Docstetter
	Dick Emery	-	Leo
	Mickey Rooney	-	Trigger
	Peter Cook	-	Lewenhak
	Rummy Bishop	-	Charlie the Wheel
	Alexandra Bastedo	-	Victoria
	Tim Henry	-	Rick
	Richard Monette	-	Bruce La Rousse
	Elizabeth Murphy	-	Ruby

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