Downey talks on new ‘Putney Swope’ DVD

We haven’t heard from Putney Swope the ad blog in quite some time, but here’s some news about Putney Swope the movie: It’s been rereleased on DVD, complete with a new commentary track by the director. Here’s some more info from The A.V. Club: “In Robert Downey Sr.’s 1969 underground touchstone Putney Swope, an advertising agency feels the full force of the [1960s] revolution, as the executive staff’s token black man, Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson), gains control of the company, and turns it into a phenomenally successful subversion factory, turning out commercials so frank and shocking that people stay home to watch them and don’t go out and buy things.”