• Robert Downey Sr. and Paul Thomas Anderson on Putney Swope

    Our video series featuring filmmakers and friends Robert Downey Sr. and Paul Thomas Anderson discussing the films in the Eclipse set Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr. wraps up with an installment focusing on the most successful film of Downey’s career: Putney Swope. Also, Downey talks about how he got his princely nickname, his experiences as a Johnny Carson guest, and Swope’s connection to the musical Hair.


    Parts one, two, and three.

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  • By Tom H.
    May 30, 2012
    08:11 PM

    These videos will make great supplements to watch along with the films in the box set. This has been a great series.
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  • By Ben
    May 31, 2012
    12:07 AM

    Does anyone else see the resemblance of Downey Jr in Tropic Thunder to Putney Swope? Wondering if that was a slight tip of the hat to the old man....
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