Review of Putney Swope (1969) by Greg S — 13 Jul 2012
When the chairman of an ad agency dies, the board all secretly vote Putney Swope, the token black executive, as the company's new leader, assuming that no one else would vote for him. He immediately fires the cracker staff, hires brothers and changes the company name to "Truth and Soul Advertising.
" Wicked, politically incorrect and completely absurdist satire packed with nonsense and wordplay; the president is a pot-smoking dwarf and director Robert Downey Sr. dubbed all Putney's lines, so the black hero sounds like a Brooklyn Jew.
This review of Putney Swope (1969) was written by Greg S on 13 Jul 2012.
Putney Swope has generally received positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
Yes
No
