1969 be the year . new york city be the place . putney swoope be the second robert downey film to achieve some recognition . the first be chaff elbow ( 1966 ) . putney swoope achieve a much wider release . pound ( 1970 ) and greaser palace ( 1972 ) be even more profane and obnoxious . those 2 film be mean spirit to the point that they actually stall the prince feature film career for several year . the subject at hand be putney swoope . and it be a mad farce or satire that have to be see to be believe . i be not go to go through the plot here . what plot . people look for a plot be go to be scratch their head . keep scratching . this film be not about plot . one could compare this to a mel brook movie while only without the hollywood parody party that mel always threw . i also see a little bit of monty python in this . by the way represent this film be shoot before monty have debut on the bbc . i notice that the gag and line that be drop dead hilarious do not transfer well by word of mouth . you have to see them within the context of the film . there be some flaw in the film while but even the flaw be unique . for instance represent actor often repeat the same line over and over again while and somehow it work . how many syllable mario . putney say the borman six girl have get to have soul . etc . the b or w photography be outstanding . the sound or score be even well . the editing be only so so . the acting be above average . the script be priceless . the joke be a un pc a you can get represent mr. bad news say sonny williams just get catch in a motel with a 13 year old girl putney say well at least he not superstitious uptight conservative beware . the anti establishment mindset of this film will drive you straight out of the room . nothing be sacred . there be many thing in this film that pertain to today represent no smoking . reverse racism while with african american treat caucasions like trash . the manipulation of mass medium over the mass while madison avenue and deroit and hollywood intentionally pedal something that any 8 year old can tell be pure garbage while the internet and i be talk about the drum while interracial date while i could go on and on . i should also mention that there be about 8 min of this film that be shoot in 16 mm color . these be the commercial shoot by putney agency . the spots work fairly well the first time around . they get tiresome though on repeated viewing . the real magic here be within the b or w section of the film . it the non scenically line they stay with you represent rent yourself a chort schmuck . i love you and i love you and i love you . do you take your pill . anything that i have to say would just be redundant . and a host of others . i also really like the bit with the mount minnow up on the wall represent the game warden want me to throw it back . i put up such a fight and i decide to have it mount . standouts in the cast include buddy buttler a putney bodyguard # 1. he should have be a much big star . antonio fargas a the arab . he do go on to stardom on tv and in film . arnold johnson have the right look a putney swoope . robert downey use his own voice instead because arnold couldn not remember some of his line . also downey realize that he could fill in any additional dialog or joke later on if he dub his lead actor . the film do have some shortcoming . the short run time be one . i wish the beginning with the white board member would have be extend . stan gotlieb and allen garfield be outstanding . the end seam to have be throw together a if he just couldn not think of any more gag . all in all and this be one of the best low budget independent film of it time . a time when very few indys play outside of new york and chicago and san francisco and l. a. anyone who love satire and comedy should see this at least twice . downey putney swoope be ahead of and beyond it time .