Dark satire in which the token black man on the executive board of an advertising firm is accidentally put in charge. Renaming the business "Truth and Soul, Inc.", he replaces the tight regime of monied white ad men with his militant brothers. Soon afterwards, however, the power that comes with its position takes its toll on Putney...... (Full plot summary below)
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Dark satire in which the token black man on the executive board of an advertising firm is accidentally put in charge. Renaming the business "Truth and Soul, Inc.", he replaces the tight regime of monied white ad men with his militant brothers. Soon afterwards, however, the power that comes with its position takes its toll on Putney...
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| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumIf you're in a silly enough mood, you might have a good time. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA way of giving the middle finger to Madison Avenue. |
| Movie MetropolisChristopher LongThe commercials... are absolutely brilliant, and the sheer gonzo tenacity of the whole enterprise makes it all work, even the stuff that doesn't work. |
| Time OutDerek AdamsA satire on American ways of life, written and directed by Downey and misfiring on most cylinders. |
| User ReviewGavin LA great movie for amateur sociologists...not for the easily offended |
| User ReviewLee FAn interesting, enjoyable satire in which many of it's themes still apply to today. |
| User ReviewKevin MEqual parts funny, loud and mildly annoying. Putney Swope features some pretty slick camera work and is occassionally pretty damned funny. Unfortunately, it also features some shoddy acting and Putney's voice is entirely overdubbed by Robert Downey Sr.. I can't get behind the voice he chose. It sounds like a muppet to me. |
| User ReviewGregory WRobert Downey Sr. is the closest any American filmmaker has gotten to Luis Buñuel's zany, restless, unadulterated, high-brow sense of satirical surrealism. I can't help escaping this film is so visionary that it's like an allegory for the Obama administration was made decades before it ever came to be. This is some solid directing here with ethereal visual passages and bursts of comedic power. Rarely have I seen a movie that's entertaining every second it appears on the screen without accident or concept just merely for being so amazingly well imagined. |
| User ReviewKenny SA great movie that moves loosely and avoids falling into any pre-set path. Creative and exciting. |
| User ReviewThomas KA counter-culture movie that is aware of itself to skew both the establishment and the counter-culture itself while still retaining the energy of the underground. Parts Mad magazine, Marx Brothers, and live-action Frank Zappa album, but uniquely Downey. |
