Directed by robert downey sr with arnold johnson, stan gottlieb, allen garfield, archie russell. Complete racial and gender role reversals to demonstrate double standards. Listeningtalk easy host sam fragoso meets up with robert downey sr. Arnold johnson, laura greene, buddy butler, anthony fargas, vincent hamill, lawrence wolfe. The movie also has satirical commercials that are pretty well done. Putney swope arnold johnson is the token africanamerican executive at an otherwise allwhite advertising agency when the chairman of the board. With the newlydeceased boss on the table in the boardroom, executives stan gottlieb, ramon gordon, allen garfield elect the token black guy and title character arnold johnson in robert downeys putney swope, 1969 view the tcmdb entry for putney swope 1969.
Find great deals on ebay for putney swope and putney swope dvd. I described the film as shaggy, though, and it does have kind of a problem when it comes to the narrative drive, i. Two tons of turquoise of taos tonight a goosedown production 1975, 56 min. While the film prominently satirizes american race relations, the primary. Putney swope arnold johnson is the token africanamerican. Swopethe only black man on the executive board of an advertising firmis accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman of the board. Directed by robert downey starring arnold johnson, laura greene, allen garfield, buddy butler, antonio fargas. Carson cant keep up with rodney dangerfields nonstop oneliners 1974 duration. Im looking to get a couple more done before i hit 80, which is coming up in a year and a half. Putney swope motion picture two tons of turquoise of taos tonight motion picture moment to moment motion picture. After several years working along the margins of the underground film scene in new york, director robert downey broke through to wider recognition with the arthouse hit putney swope, a wildly irreverent satire of race and advertising in america. The board of directors at a madison avenue ad agency must elect a new chairman.
Putney swope inclines to the loose and episodic, and i cant help but feel that with a bit more tightness to proceedings downey couldve made his. The film is advertised as a parody of new yorks madison avenue, best known in the 1960s as. In this weeks cinema chat, wemus david fair talks to michigan. Directed by robert downey starring robert downey, alan abel, lawrence wolf, linda disen. This section contains any movie which is completely in black and white from old classics to newer ones such as schindlers list. Putney swope is the greatest fk you movie of all time film crit hulk.
Wnewfm was more than a station that played rock records. Putney swope begins in an ad agency where a group of white board. Putney swope is a 1969 satirical comedy film written and directed by robert downey sr. Wemus spring pledge drive ended with a bang, so lets celebrate with some movies.
Downey srs 1969 advertisingworld spleenvent and blackpower pasquinade, putney swope. Putney swope 1969 r 07101969 us comedy, drama 1h 24m user score. Putney swope putney swope is a 1969 satirical comedy film written and directed by robert downey sr. The film satirizes the advertising world, the portrayal of race in hollywood films, the white power structure, and the nature of corporate corruption in 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the united states. Clark completed the film while participating in the fellows program at the american film institute. Overview of putney swope, 1969, directed by robert downey, with arnold johnson, stan gottlieb, allen garfield, at turner classic movies. List of characters played by multiple actors in the same film.
The nfpb, established by the national film preservation act of 1988, was reauthorized by acts of congress in 1992, 1996, 2005, and again in october 2008. And finally, i stumbled on a dudley moore film, crazy people 1990 which almost seems like its an homage or a sequel to putney swope. The film satirizes the advertising world, the portrayal of race in hollywood films, the white power structure, and the nature of corporate corruption. Putney swope rare cult blaxploitation vhs 1969 oop robert downey sr. Putney swope played by arnold johnson, voiced by downey sr. The nfpbs mission, to which the nfr contributes, is to ensure the survival, conservation, and. Putney swope nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. The 1969 film helped launch the creative ambitions of louis ck and paul. Join facebook to connect with putney alfred swope and others you may know. Putney summarily fires the whiteys, replaces them with black power apostles, renames the company truth and soul, inc. The national film registry nfr is the united states national film preservation boards nfpb selection of films deserving of preservation. He quickly replaces all the other executives with black militants in hopes of starting a revolution but soon learns of the corrosive. Downey followed in their footsteps from a young age, making his screen debut playing puppy in his fathers 1970 film pound, the first of many small parts he. Hardcore satire here, the whole story is of a black man taking over an advertising.
Hes directed 18 movies, has completed a script updating his bestknown film, his 1969 madison avenue satire putney swope, and is working on. Night live commercial parodies, and performed by actors caught up in. The fanaway commercial, from the acerbic 1969 madison avenue satire putney swope, is just one example of the surreal machinations of. Free dvd 5 out of 5 stars 1 product rating 1 product ratings putney swope rare cult. Putney swope the frida cinema art house theater day. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Arnold johnson is the token black employee of such an agency who is unexpectedly put in charge. The scene in the film where the white guy comes in and asks for a raise from putney, and he says, if i give you a raise well that really happened. If you like putney, be sure to check out downey sr. James earl jones reprised his voice role with hayden christensen playing the. The film was released in december of 1975, which probably causes the confusion, but the film. Directed by the celebrated experimental and underground director robert downey sr. Each member, unable to vote for himself, casts a secret ballot for putney swope arnold.
Putney swope 1969 letterboxd social film discovery. Putney swope 1969 is only available on a streamer called tubi and on sundancenow. Putney swope arnold johnson is the token africanamerican executive at an otherwise allwhite advertising agency when the chairman of the board unexpectedly drops dead. Xvidvariety the switch to colour was a gradual process mostly taking place from the 1930s to the 1950s.
284 1167 1451 1539 883 314 417 1410 1136 1340 754 1344 899 486 818 1328 540 804 434 563 314 728 154 809 335 1095 1091 236 591 705 1384 113 688 639 315 1221