make at the height of the black power movement and this movie portray african american putney swope ( arnold johnson ) get make ceo of a corporation after the white ceo dy ( the white executive all hate each other and can not decide who should succeed the previous ceo ) . once in power and he decide to turn it into a militant organization . i do not know how robert downey sr do it and but he do it . putney swope be the ultimate jab at america power structure . it the sort of thing that seem like it would have come out of richard pryor mind . this be a comedy classic in every sense of the word . a real masterpiece . hilarious .