Putney Swope
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| Directed by | Robert Downey Sr. |
| Produced by | Fred C. Caruso Richard A. Roth |
| Written by | Robert Downey Sr. |
| Starring | Arnold Johnson Joe Madden Antonio Fargas Allen Garfield |
| Release date(s) | 1969 (premiere) |
| Running time | 84 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $120,000 |
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Putney Swope is a 1969 film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr. and starring Arnold Johnson as Swope. Swope is the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm, and is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman of the board.
Renaming the business "Truth and Soul, Inc.", Swope replaces all but one of the white employees and insists they no longer accept business from companies that produce alcohol, war toys, or tobacco. The success of the business draws unwanted attention from the United States Government, which considers it "a threat to the national security."
The American director P. T. Anderson often includes Putney Swope references in his films.
Fortune Teller Press released soundtrack material to Putney Swope for the first time in 2006. Music was composed by Charley Cuva, who also composed music for Downey's 1970 cult oddity Pound.
[edit] Quotes
- "We're not out to rock the boat. We're out to sink the boat."
- "Putney says the Borman Six Girl has got-to-have-soul!"
- "How many syllables, Mario?"
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