Talk:Putney Swope

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Louis CK quote citation

The article's quote of Louis CK expressing the film's influence on his own work is from an interview with Marc Maron on the WTF Podcast (Oct 4, 2010). I'm not quite sure how to cite/link to this podcast episode however, since older episodes are archived behind a paywall. tolchocker talk 22:17, 19 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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this blurb needs editing and expansion. there should be more discussion of the relevance of the film then, how it was controversial/provocative, its radical cinematic virtues, etc.

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Fair use rationale for Image:Putney Swope.jpg

Image:Putney Swope.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:35, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Putney Swope an American colonial historical figure?

I was told by a political science professor that Putney Swope was an unknown American colonial-era politician who was elected to office because competing politicians were disliked. The name Putney Swope is English, which leads me to believe that this film takes the name of this obscure English-named colonial politician. I haven't been able to find any reference to the real Putney Swope online, so it's probably buried in a book somewhere. I suppose I could contact the professor who told me this, but it's more fun chasing a real-life mystery. Qwasty (talk) 21:53, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]