Putney Swope

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Summary: A hilarious comedy rarely matched today, poignant!
Review: "you look like an Oreo cookie. That says it all. Before Richard Pryor we had Swope. The advertising world will never be the same. A film you will remember forever!

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Summary: A great comedy that gets better after 25 viewings.
Review: Downey's masterpiece is both a comedy, in a ha-ha way (it's got so many priceless, huge laughs, it's hard to see anything else) & in a grander, Shakepearean way. Swope's rise & fall owe, in equal parts, to both "the system" & his own (and maybe everybody's) shortcomings as a person. The very moment he begins his descent ("You & me, Swope...You & me" he says to a mirror) is ambiguous: is he doomed b/c he decides not to trust anyone who doesn't kiss up or is he doomed b/c he trusts too many self-interested souls for too long? Putney trashes advertising, race-relations, politics (with a midget president who looks a lot like Reagan -- this was 1969!), big-business, Mensa, gender blah blah blah. And yet, for the all the big message stuff, it's a film w/a heartbeat. It's intimate & personal. I promised myself I wouldn't write about Putney b/c it seems impossible; it's very hard to do justice to a film whose every shot (even the most awkward) seems perfectly suited to the moment. Watching this movie obsessively (w/friends, of course) rewards w/new insights nearly every time out. Jeez, it's been months -- I'm due to watch it again soon.

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Summary: A great comedy that gets better after 25 viewings.
Review: Downey's masterpiece is both a comedy, in a ha-ha way (it's got so many priceless, huge laughs, it's hard to see anything else) & in a grander, Shakepearean way. Swope's rise & fall owe, in equal parts, to both "the system" & his own (and maybe everybody's) shortcomings as a person. The very moment he begins his descent ("You & me, Swope...You & me" he says to a mirror) is ambiguous: is he doomed b/c he decides not to trust anyone who doesn't kiss up or is he doomed b/c he trusts too many self-interested souls for too long? Putney trashes advertising, race-relations, politics (with a midget president who looks a lot like Reagan -- this was 1969!), big-business, Mensa, gender blah blah blah. And yet, for the all the big message stuff, it's a film w/a heartbeat. It's intimate & personal. I promised myself I wouldn't write about Putney b/c it seems impossible; it's very hard to do justice to a film whose every shot (even the most awkward) seems perfectly suited to the moment. Watching this movie obsessively (w/friends, of course) rewards w/new insights nearly every time out. Jeez, it's been months -- I'm due to watch it again soon.

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Summary: Politically Incorrect Hilarity
Review: I rented Putney Swope after I read that it is one of PT Anderson's favorite movies, and I am so glad I did. The way this movie tackles race and politics would probably get the filmmakers into trouble these days, with political correctness and all that. Putney Swope is both funny and "relevant to everything", as it says on the box. The situations could easily occur today, but none of today's directors could tackle the subjects with as much wit and creativity as Robert Downey, Sr.

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Summary: The Greatest Movie Ever Filmed
Review: I tried to be more subdued, but honesty is the best policy. Yes, I've seen Citizen Kane, Rules of the Game, Black Orpheus, and Apocalypse Now. They're all wonderful, but none is so all encompassing as Putney Swope. As the liner notes say, it's "relevant to everything." Every time I watch it, I see something else in it. I cannot imagine the space/time gap (or drugs) that inspired the creativity of the screenplay, but it has not been matched. The performances, for the most part, are equal to the script. Admittedly, it's not for everyone. My wife and I have occasionally subjected couples to "the Swope test," which requires married couples to view it together. At least two divorces have occurred, because one partner laughed at every line, while the other saw no humor at all. But the partners who both enjoyed it will stay together always. In short, a miracle.

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Summary: Pure "D" garbage.
Review: If you are into thinly guised minstrels, this Bud's for you. Posing as equal opportunity race bashing, this film would be better if some effort were made to make it humorous. This garbage is so bad, that the lead character has his voice dubbed to sound even more ignorant. After 100+ years of Black bashing in film, you begin to wonder who is behind these sorry depictions of Black people in America. No wonder why R Downey Jr. turned out to be such a fine dopehead, trickle down guilt.

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Summary: this film is Treasure
Review: It is 1970; I am 19 years old and it is my first date with a girl named Angel (her last name). I am a sophomore at SFVSC and the week before my date, my buddies and I saw Putney Swope at the Fox Theatre in Westwood.

With my laughing muscles in my face and stomach still aching from the lactic acid built up during the movie, I called Miss Angel and invited her out. She was a prissy little girl and I thought that Swope would be a quick way to cut through her pretentiousness. I put her on notice after asking her "how gross do you go?" in preparing her for the film. She accepted the challenge.

I picked her up in my bright yellow brand new Ford Maverick. She sneered at the lack of leather or power windows or status car crests.

About halfway through the movie she leaned over to me and asked me to take her home. She hated it and hated me. Being a gentleman I determined that she had adequate bus fare and sent her back home.

The movie is my absolute favorite. A depiction of reality demonstrating that regardless of a person's paint job, we are all the same on the inside.

I along with my college buddies never let a visit pass without some reference to this movie.

It was a valuable lesson in our lives.

The passing of Arnold Johnson last month adds a touch of sorrow to tonight's gathering of my buddies as we celebrate our 50th birthdays.

The Borman 6 girl sure does have soul. See the film and learn about Chairman Mario, Mark Focus, President Mimeo, Wynn Sony, Victrola Cola, Lawrence of Nigeria and Face Off.

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Summary: swope
Review: Most older movies seem tame. Not this one! "Putney Swope" doesn't pull any punches and is STILL ahead of the times as far as portraying race relations in an honest and funny way.

A word of caution: This movie is extremely low budget and extremely irreverent. Much of it seems made-up from moment to moment. But there are some hilarious, brilliant moments in this.

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Review: please send me some information of the movie putney swope because i have to write a paper on it for class. [e-mail] is my adress

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Summary: need some info
Review: please send me some information of the movie putney swope because i have to write a paper on it for class. tt305mia is my name. thanx