Putney Swope [Blu-ray]

Overview

Though dated, this comedy still offers many honest guffaws and a few stinging satirical barbs as it looks at the changes wrought within a successful Madison-Avenue advertising agency when the company's token African-American takes over the company, hires an all-black staff and begins designing socially conscious (and hilarious) ads that will appeal to more than just white, middle-class, Establishment audiences.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/02/2019
UPC:	0814456022147
Original Release:	1969
Rating:	NR
Source:	Vinegar Syndrome
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00
Sales rank:	17,337

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 of 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; Reversible cover artwork

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Arnold Johnson	Putney,Mr. Major
Antonio Fargas	The Arab
Eric Krupnik	Mark Focus
Laura Greene	Mrs. Swope
Stan Gottlieb	Nathan,Nathan
Allen Garfield	Elias Jr.
Archie Russell	Joker
Ramon Gordon	Bissinger,Mr. Victrola Cola
Bert Lawrence	Hawker
Joe Engler	Mr. Syllables
David Kirk	Elias Sr.
Don George	Mr. Cards
Buddy Butler	Putney's Bodyguard
Vincent Hamill	Man in White Suit
Tom Odachi	Wing Soney
Ching Yeh	Wing Soney Jr.
Joe Fields	Pittsburgh Willie
Norman Schreiber	Messenger
Robert Staats	Mr. War Toys
Alan Abel	Mr. Lucky
Sol Brawerman	Mr. Dinkleberry
Ben Israel	Mr. Pit Stop
Mel Brooks	Mr. Forget It
Louise Heath	Secretary
Barbara Clarke	Secretary
Catherine Lojacono	Lady Beaver
Johnjohn Robinson	Wayne
Charles Buffum	Director
Ron Palombo	Assistant Director
Wendy Appel	Script Girl
Geegee Brown	Secretary
Vance Amaker	Wall Man
Al Green	Cowboy,Myron X,Actor
Chuck Ender	Cowboy
Anthony Chisholm	Cowboy
Walter Jones	Jim Keranga
Khaula Bakr	Mrs. Keranga
Melvia Marshall	Little Keranga,Little Keranga,Little Keranga,Mr. Executive
George Morgan	Mr. Token
Abdul Hakeim	Bouncer
Allan Arbus	Mr. Bad News
Jesse McDonald	Young Militant
C. Robert Scott	Militant,Idea Man
Leopoldo Mandeville	Militant
Vince Morgan Jr.	West Indian
Al Browne	Moderate
Marie Claire	Eugenie Ferlinger/Nun
Eileen Peterson	Narrator
William H. Boesen	Bert/Mr. Lunger
Carol Farber	Secretary
Cerves McNeil	Youngblood
Carolyn Cardwell	Borman Six Girl
Pepi Hermine	President of the United States,First Lady
Paul Storob	Secret Service Man
Lawrence Wolf	Mr. Borman Six
Jeff Lord	Mr. Bald
Tom Boya	Mr. O'Dinga
Major Cole	Idea Man
David Butts	Idea Man
Paul Alladice	Idea Man
Exit	Idea Man
Ronnie Dyson	Face-Off Boy
Shelley Plimpton	Face-Off Girl
Elzbieta Czyzewska	Putney's Maid
Paulette Marron	Air Conditioner Girl
Carol Hobbs	2nd Stewardess
Marco Heiblim	Lucky Passenger
Grania	Interviewer
Peter Maloney	Putney's Chauffeur
Larry Greenfield	Lead Reporter
Lloyd Kagin	Billy Reilly
Perry Gerwitz	Sonny Williams
Herbert Kerr	Bodyguard No. 2
Hal Schochet	President Mimeo's Chauffeur
Donald Lev	Poet
Fred Hirshhorn	Mr. Bourbon
Donahl Breitman	Mr. Ethereal Cereal
Peter Benson	Mr. Jingle
George Marshall	Mr. Executive
Charley Cuva	Composer

Technical Credits

Robert Downey Sr.

Bill Daley	Special Effects
Tom Daniel	Special Effects
Robert Downey	Director
Dan List	Special Effects
Ron Sullivan	Producer
Josh Zander	Special Effects
Robert Downey Sr.	Screenwriter,Producer
Michael Scott	Sound/Sound Designer