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Putney Swope

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Director: Robert Downey Sr.

Starring: Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, Archie Russell, Ramon Gordon, Bert Lawrence, Joe Madden

Year: 1969

Runtime: 84 mins.

Synopsis: After the CEO croaks during a boardroom meeting at a Madison Avenue ad agency, members trying to sabotage each other’s chance of winning the top spot each vote for the token black guy, thereby electing Putney Swope. Swope swoops into action, firing them all and replacing them with armed radicals, soul brothers, and sexy red-hot mamas. Re-naming the agency “Truth and Soul,” Putney sets about revolutionizing the corporate world of advertising, banning the marketing of products such as cigarettes, alcohol and violent toys. (from Image Entertainment)

DVD: Image Entertainment

Official Website: None

Reviews: Variety (Unknown)
Onion A.V. Club (Noel Murray)
GreenCine (Erin Donovan)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
TV Guide (Unknown)

Video: Trailer

Tags: 1969