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By Andrew B (2,971) on 30 Aug 2010

This is something I can only describe as an absurdist blaxploitation film, and entirely one-of-a-kind for its day and age…

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By Olga C (70) on 16 May 2010

This movie cracked me up- I spat out my popcorn & my tea at one point b/c I laughed so hard…

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By Mike K (761) on 14 May 2010

Hilarious. Who would of thought this is where we'd be 40 years later? Just kidding, but the movie is great. B+…

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By Stella D (433) on 14 May 2010

Robert downey's dad produced this withering satire in 1969 giving madison avenue and 60's race relations a thorough skewering…

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By Gregory W (1,059) on 24 Mar 2010

Robert Downey Sr…

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By Eric R (1,431) on 19 Feb 2010

Robert Downey Sr.'s scathing comedy of race relations and the ad industry circa 1969, opens with a terrific scene in which Putney Swope, the…

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By Erik G (510) on 11 Jan 2010

Somewhat dated, but lots of fun in its irreverent 60s-ness…

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By Kevin M (2,627) on 20 Nov 2009

Equal parts funny, loud and mildly annoying. Putney Swope features some pretty slick camera work and is occassionally pretty damned funny…

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By Cody F (360) on 15 Oct 2009

The movie starts with a board meeting at a major advertising agency…

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By Siobhan M (42) on 29 Nov 2008

Forget Obama. Lawrence of Nigeria for President…

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By Michael S (3,461) on 25 Nov 2008

Released in 1969, Putney Swope gave us one of cinema's most subversive, original, and shocking charaters ever, if not of it's time. brilliant…

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By Lee F (134) on 16 Sep 2008

An interesting, enjoyable satire in which many of it's themes still apply to today…

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By Anthony B (897) on 06 Sep 2008

Hilarious! everyone needs to et their hands on this and laugh their asses off…

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By Kihsann N (4) on 30 Jul 2008

Very biting satire, extremely quotable and worth watching for the commercials alone…

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By Dave A (564) on 27 Jun 2008

Delicious satire on both the corporate/capitalist ideal and the ultimately not so different radical(in this case Black Power)/counterculture…

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By Mark E (475) on 22 Jun 2008

The most under-rated of the boon of blaxploitation films that came out in the 60s…

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By William A (293) on 07 Jun 2008

This movie was ahead of its time on tackling the taboo subject of race relations, its knock out funny too…

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By Kevin R (2,184) on 28 Apr 2008

Killer racial and social satire from the tail end of the swinging 60's…

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By Private U (13,627) on 07 Apr 2008

Eh, heh. I think may be the only person on Facebook pushing this film. It's excellent…

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By Wu C (278) on 27 Feb 2008

Good ad satires, a first black-produced movie…

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