Putney Swope (1969)

Allen Garfield: Elias, Jr.

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• Elias, Jr. : Gentlemen, I'd like you to meet Dr. Alvin Weasely. Dr. Weasely is one of the most respected motivational researchers in the country. Harveys Beer has dropped 84%. So Dr. Weasely will tell us how the American public *really* feels about beer. Dr. Weasely.

  Dr. Weasley : Beer is for men who doubt their masculinity. That's why it's so popular at sporting events and poker games. On a superficial level a glass of beer is a cool, soothing beverage. But in reality - a glass of beer is pee-pee dickey. That's it.

  Elias, Jr. : Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful.

• Elias, Jr. : You've played so many sides of the fence you don't know where the fence is anymore.

• Elias, Jr. : How can we talk about who's gonna be chairman of the board when my father's laying dead on the table? Why can't I be chairman of the board?

  Nathan : Because you're a nitwit!

  Elias, Jr. : My father started this agency.

  Nathan : And you're not going to finish it!

• Bissinger : Our war toy account is up 23% and a third.

  Putney Swope : Hey, Bissinger, you better get hip to reality. By advertising toy guns, you're encouraging kids to enjoy violence.

  Bissinger : You're only Music Director around here, Swope. What do you know about the total spectrum?

  Putney Swope : I know what I feel.

  Nathan : What's that got to do with it?

  Putney Swope : I think we should drop the account.

  Nathan : How dare you!

  Putney Swope : Drop the account and show the business community and the public that we're morally and socially responsible.

  Elias, Jr. : Groovy, let's do it.