For years, Putney Swope has been the only black executive at a major Madison Avenue advertising firm, and he's seen it all: the ins and outs of an industry that has unapologetically relegated people of color to the commercial margins. When a twist of fate lands him in the executive's chair, Swope is determined to make some significant changes. He starts by transforming a previously all-white board room into an all-black meeting of dashiki-clad, Afro-sporting "brothers and sisters." But before long, Swope's ideas start to go stale--his plan to shake things up does little more than invert Madison Avenue's hierarchical structure--and all hell breaks loose. PUTNEY SWOPE is a loose, freewheeling satire on '60s corporate America from Robert Downey, Sr., arguably the master of underground film.

Theatrical release: 1969

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Interviews: Robert Downey, Sr. - Director
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus

Arnold Johnson: Actor
Laura Greene: 
Allen Garfield: American Actor
Antonio Fargas: American Character Actor
Stan Gottlieb: 
Bert Lawrence: 
Pepi Hermine: 
George Morgan: Actor
Allan Arbus: American character actor

Robert Downey: Director/Actor/Screenwriter/ Producer

Ron Sullivan: 
Robert Downey: Director/Actor/Screenwriter/ Producer

Robert Downey: Director/Actor/Screenwriter/ Producer

Charley Cuva: Composer

Bud Smith: Editor/Director/Producer