Putney Swope
- Wed, Jan 21
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Director: Robert Downey Sr. Run Time: 85 min. Format: Digital Rating: R Release Year: 1969
Starring: Allen Garfield, Archie Russell, Arnold Johnson, Ramon Gordon, Stan Gottlieb
Screenwriter: Robert Downey Sr.,
Producers: Robert Downey Sr., Henri Pachard
An unforgettable masterpiece of late-’60s counterculture, Robert Downey Sr.’s Putney Swope remains a vital provocation on race, pop culture, consumerism, and America at large. Putney Swope, the only African-American exec at his firm, is unexpectedly elected its president and turns the industry on its ear through a series of outrageous, taboo-busting TV commercials (strewn throughout the film like comedic landmines.) As Swope becomes the Generalissimo of Madison Avenue, Downey takes no prisoners and skewers the entire political spectrum. Essential viewing for any cinephile, don’t miss this underground masterpiece restored on the big screen!
Restoration by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation.
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Accessibility Options: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.