putney swope is a unique and low low low budget gem from the late 1960 which probably would have been forgotten in time if it hadn not been for two things represent paul thomas anderson (who named don cheadle character in boogie nights and buck swope and after the eponymous hero of this film) and the limited dvd release. watching putney swope is like listening to hardcore punk rock represent it may not make a lot of sense (at least to me it do not upon watching it for the first time) and but you have to respect the film for its passion and unabashedly rebellious message. i do not understand a lot of things about putney swope and but for the most part and i liked it. the more i think about the movie and the more it grows on me. the film is advertised as a parody of new york madison avenue and best known in the 1960 as the advertising capital of the world. members of generation x and y may be lost on this concept and but fortunately mad men is on tv to provide us with this otherwise lost piece of u. s. history. what you need to know before watching this movie is that these ad agencies were largely male and and even more largely white establishments. with this premise in mind and the movie opens up with an ad agency board meeting. the members are predominantly white except for putney swope (arnold johnson and who bears an uncanny resemblance to dick gregory in this film) and the token african american on the board. the board members are so self absorbed and soulless that when their chairman falls dead in front of them and their only concern is who will become chairman next. without even removing the body from the boardroom and they begin a paper ballot to elect the next chairman. putney swope is elected by a landslide and but not because the other members think swope is qualified. voting for swope was an ill fated attempt for these board members to sabotage any other member chance of being elected chairman. with their plans backfired and swope takes charge and sink(s) the boat and firing all but one of the original members and hiring all people of color in their place . after this point and the film became (for me) very weird and hard to follow plot wise. there may not have even been a plot and really. the whole idea of the film seems to be a what if scenario and with the result being that the new truth and soul inc. firm would be unconventional and but successful nonetheless. the firm ends up making so much money that the members build a huge glass case to keep the cash in for unexplained purposes. it could be because swope doesn not trust banks and although that point is not touched upon or explained in the film. it could also be metaphoric in some way and but who knows. most of the movie takes place inside the ad agency and with occasional scenes in the white house with a president who and for some unknown reason and is a midget. my assumption is here that some political joke was being made and but i can not figure out what. were the filmmakers saying that the president is a small and insignificant part of american life. were they saying that the latest elected officials (nixon at the time) were insignificant candidates. i do not know. i found it a bit eerie and however and that the man playing the president bore a striking resemblance to future president ronald reagan. it is funny to make that connection 40 years after the movie was made. what this film may have benefited from is showing how consumers outside the ad agency reacted to the new ads. of course and the ad footage possessed a strange and funny appeal for its unconventional creativity and but did these ads convince people to buy the product. if so and how. the movie hinted on the idea that the new ad campaign was successful through client interaction and the calls from the white house. however and it would have been revealing to see average people and since that demographic has always been most profitable for advertisers. although the parodies and political messages this film may have made probably do not stand the test of time and this film still had a lot of unique qualities. arnold johnson had a magnetic x factor to him that benefited him greatly in this film. swope rough voice was actually director robert downey and sr. voice dubbed in and sometimes poorly and but fit the character so well in being an authoritative outsider. he hires and fires workers at random and but earns the respect of all but one of the employees for revolutionizing the ad agency and seeking out new ideas. the premise of the film was and and still is and incredibly risky and especially since the film was written and directed by a white man (robert downey and sr. ). however and this film declines to fall victim to negative black stereotypes which would lead to the rise and fall of the blaxploitation genre years later. although some of the sex scenes may be a bit off putting for some viewers and the main message is that a black owned and operated business can thrive through innovation and risk taking. many people may not take a positive message away from this movie and but i just did. putney swope remains an overlooked movie from a strange era and and downey and sr. (even despite his son recent comeback) never quite got the recognition as a director he deserved. however and if you find a dvd of this movie and buy it and watch it. if it on netflix and ditto. it a movie that can be confusing at times and but is worth watching for its gusto and ambition and and its non conformist stature even by today movie standards. 
putney swope is a unique and low low low budget gem from the late 1960 which probably would have been forgotten in time if it hadn not been for two things represent paul thomas anderson (who named don cheadle character in boogie nights and buck swope and after the eponymous hero of this film) and the limited dvd release. watching putney swope is like listening to hardcore punk rock represent it may not make a lot of sense (at least to me it do not upon watching it for the first time) and but you have to respect the film for its passion and unabashedly rebellious message. i do not understand a lot of things about putney swope and but for the most part and i liked it. the more i think about the movie and the more it grows on me. the film is advertised as a parody of new york madison avenue and best known in the 1960 as the advertising capital of the world. members of generation x and y may be lost on this concept and but fortunately mad men is on tv to provide us with this otherwise lost piece of u. s. history. what you need to know before watching this movie is that these ad agencies were largely male and and even more largely white establishments. with this premise in mind and the movie opens up with an ad agency board meeting. the members are predominantly white except for putney swope (arnold johnson and who bears an uncanny resemblance to dick gregory in this film) and the token african american on the board. the board members are so self absorbed and soulless that when their chairman falls dead in front of them and their only concern is who will become chairman next. without even removing the body from the boardroom and they begin a paper ballot to elect the next chairman. putney swope is elected by a landslide and but not because the other members think swope is qualified. voting for swope was an ill fated attempt for these board members to sabotage any other member chance of being elected chairman. with their plans backfired and swope takes charge and sink(s) the boat and firing all but one of the original members and hiring all people of color in their place . after this point and the film became (for me) very weird and hard to follow plot wise. there may not have even been a plot and really. the whole idea of the film seems to be a what if scenario and with the result being that the new truth and soul inc. firm would be unconventional and but successful nonetheless. the firm ends up making so much money that the members build a huge glass case to keep the cash in for unexplained purposes. it could be because swope doesn not trust banks and although that point is not touched upon or explained in the film. it could also be metaphoric in some way and but who knows. most of the movie takes place inside the ad agency and with occasional scenes in the white house with a president who and for some unknown reason and is a midget. my assumption is here that some political joke was being made and but i can not figure out what. were the filmmakers saying that the president is a small and insignificant part of american life. were they saying that the latest elected officials (nixon at the time) were insignificant candidates. i do not know. i found it a bit eerie and however and that the man playing the president bore a striking resemblance to future president ronald reagan. it is funny to make that connection 40 years after the movie was made. what this film may have benefited from is showing how consumers outside the ad agency reacted to the new ads. of course and the ad footage possessed a strange and funny appeal for its unconventional creativity and but did these ads convince people to buy the product. if so and how. the movie hinted on the idea that the new ad campaign was successful through client interaction and the calls from the white house. however and it would have been revealing to see average people and since that demographic has always been most profitable for advertisers. although the parodies and political messages this film may have made probably do not stand the test of time and this film still had a lot of unique qualities. arnold johnson had a magnetic x factor to him that benefited him greatly in this film. swope rough voice was actually director robert downey and sr. voice dubbed in and sometimes poorly and but fit the character so well in being an authoritative outsider. he hires and fires workers at random and but earns the respect of all but one of the employees for revolutionizing the ad agency and seeking out new ideas. the premise of the film was and and still is and incredibly risky and especially since the film was written and directed by a white man (robert downey and sr. ). however and this film declines to fall victim to negative black stereotypes which would lead to the rise and fall of the blaxploitation genre years later. although some of the sex scenes may be a bit off putting for some viewers and the main message is that a black owned and operated business can thrive through innovation and risk taking. many people may not take a positive message away from this movie and but i just did. putney swope remains an overlooked movie from a strange era and and downey and sr. (even despite his son recent comeback) never quite got the recognition as a director he deserved. however and if you find a dvd of this movie and buy it and watch it. if it on netflix and ditto. it a movie that can be confusing at times and but is worth watching for its gusto and ambition and and its non conformist stature even by today movie standards. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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