Putney Swope

Robert Downey Snr's celebrated underground satire on race and capitalism in America. Employed as the token black executive at an all-white advertising company, Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson) is surprised to find himself elevated to the top position when the boss dies, and promptly decides the time is right for a radical rethink of company policy. Firing all but one of the white executives, changing the company name to 'Truth and Soul Inc.', and refusing to advertise alcohol, cigarettes and war toys, Putney both turns the company around and finds great success with promotions for such products as Ethereal Cereal. However, the Government see all this as a threat to national security and set out to undermine the enterprise.

Director: Robert Downey Sr
Producer: Robert Downey Sr
Writer: Robert Downey Sr
Music: Charles Cuva
Cinematographer: Gerald Cotts
Actor: Arnold Johnson
Actor: Paul Alladice
Actor: Antonio Fargas
Actor: Allen Garfield
Actor: Chuck Green
Actor: Laura Greene
Actor: Fred Hirschhorn
Actor: Stan Gottlieb
Actor: Spunky Funk Johnson
Actor: Luise Heath