Key Cast: Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, Archie Russell, Ramon Gordon, Bert Lawrence, Joe Madden, Arnold Johnson
Rating: R
Genre(s): Comedy
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Movie Summary
"Putney Swope" is a satirical look at what would happen to a Madison Avenue advertising agency if it were taken over by an Afro-centric Black man.
When the chairman of the agency unexpectedly dies, its token Black employee, Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson), is unexpectedly put in charge. After taking control, Putney Swope proceeds to change the agency's name to "Truth and Soul" and adds more Black staff to run it.
Now the parodies begin about American life and views during the late sixties and early seventies era.
Trivia
• Because the actor playing Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson) couldn't remember all of his lines, the director, Robert Downey had to dub over them when doing the final film editing. Robert Downey used a gravelly version of his own voice to dub over Arnold Johnson's mistakes.
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Robert Downey Sr. and stars
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It was one of the few Black movies
made during the late 1960s to take
an absurd and comedic look at
Black America during this time.
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