DVD
Putney Swope
Call Number
- DVD COMEDY (CEN)
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, Mel Brooks.
Publication Information
[Bridgeport, CT] : Vinegar Syndrome, [2019]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (85 minutes) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Series
Summary
"Assuming he is incapable of winning, all of the members of a prestigious Madison Avenue advertising firm accidentally vote to appoint the company's only black executive, Putney Swope, as chairman of the board. His unexpected win behind him, Swope changes the company's name to "Truth and Soul, Inc.," fires nearly all of its elderly white employees, and focuses solely on creating subversive, outlandish, and shocking campaigns. As the company is catapulted to new heights of success, Swope finds that he has drawn the ire of the U.S. President, who seeks to declare him an his renegade staff a threat to national security."--Container.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1969.
Special features: Newly scanned & restored in 4K from various 35mm pre-print elements ; audio commentary with director Robert Downey Sr. ; video interview with Robert Downey Sr. from 2001 on Putney Swope ; video interview with Robert Downey Sr. from 2008 on Putney Swope ; Q and A from the film's screening at the 2005 Philadelphia Film Festival ; audio interview with cinematographer Gerald Cotts ; audio commentary with film critic and historian Sergio Mims ; original theatrical trailer ; massive archival article & promo gallery;